After line edits and manuscript comments have been received, I am working changes into the novel. They all take time as I am mainly using them to strengthen my writing not just the novel. For each edit, I try to understand the why and develop an ear for hearing it or an eye for catching it.
My files marked RAC tell me the files are revisions after comments. So far most of the line edits repeat themselves. Breaking up blocks of dialogue with descriptive details and identification tags is something I need to do more often. Another frequent error of mine is the use of words like certainly, only, and just. Commas, lack of and too many, are also a problem.
The education continues. Finished chapter 15 and have ten more to go.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Finished
Finished revisions before comment on the complete novel and have sent it off for manuscript and line edits.
RBC
RBC Revised Before Comments
Have now completed RBC files for chapters 1-20. Only five more to go before I send them out for comments.
Word reduction is only part of editing and isn't the most important part but it may be an indication of how well done the edit. I don't really know. I may have been writing better in the later chapters or I may just be getting tired of editing and getting sloppy, but the first 16 chapters averaged about a 12% reduction in words while the next four only averaged around a 2% reduction.
Have now completed RBC files for chapters 1-20. Only five more to go before I send them out for comments.
Word reduction is only part of editing and isn't the most important part but it may be an indication of how well done the edit. I don't really know. I may have been writing better in the later chapters or I may just be getting tired of editing and getting sloppy, but the first 16 chapters averaged about a 12% reduction in words while the next four only averaged around a 2% reduction.
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