To Every Thing There Is A Season; A Time To Write, And A Time To Cut

Morgan Hazelwood

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I heard back from my newest beta-reader last week. He agreed with some of the feedback I’d received before — more action, less rainy days.

One week later, I’m down over 10,000 words.

20 pages turned into seven paragraphs. Followed by a bit more trimming here and there. A bit less drastic.

He also suggested I cut the phrase “a bit”. I’m down to 5 out of 203 instances.

No need to hedge, say what I mean.

I can probably get it down another 10,000 words. Let’s see what I do this week.

Published by Morgan Hazelwood

Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) is a fantasy novelist who blogs and vlogs writing tips and writerly musings. She likes taking pictures of the sky, reading a good book, and ambiverting from her living room. She's also a voice for the fairy-tale audio drama: Anansi Storytime and its sister podcast: Legendsmith. She's been known to procrati-clean her whole house and alphabetize other people's bookshelves.

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