"It's amazing what deleting a few sentences can do. I feel like I'm sculpting." -Kimberly VanderHorst Have you ever looked closely at a sculpture? The more you carve into it -- to a point -- the more detail and clarity you get in the sculpture. Isn't it remarkable how we can do the same with … Continue reading Sculpting Words
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Redundancy + Cutting
Cutting words is one of my favorite parts of line editing. Cutting redundant words was one of my favorite lessons to teach back when I was working at (and running) a tutoring center. Many people have asked me how I could have cut so many words -- in both my own work and in other … Continue reading Redundancy + Cutting
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