Editing

>>10002727

I usually don't back up the fist draft, but if I'm making a big revision that I'm unsure of I'll leave the original (this gets to be a problem when one version inevitably becomes more rewritten and edited than the other). I generally cannot help editing and rearranging as I write, so I almost never have a complete first draft that I then edit. Generally I try to complete a section before editing it, but I still change individual words or rewrite sentences as I go and as they occur to me.

My instinct is long paragraphs, but I now tend toward shorter ones, essentially one complete thought or subject, regardless of how many sentences it uses. I'm inclined to try to get out of this habit and look for a good middle ground between long and short paragraphs. I usually add far more than I remove, and almost never remove an entire idea (scene, plot point, w/e, I do remove whole lines sometimes if I think it's superfluous though), just put it somewhere else or rework it if I feel it needs to be changed.

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>>10002920
Thanks anon

>>10002727
I revise in a chapter-by-chapter basis. Usually edit whatever I wrote two times after I write it, and then do a general revision of the thing.

I look for excessive use of certain words, read the text aloud, try to keep cohesion, check up on the metaphors and similes, etc.. Finally, I send it to my editor, he sends the thing back, and I try to decide whether I like it or not.

As for paragraph lenght, it really depends on the voice and personality of my characters, unless I'm working on imagery or atmosphere; in that case, I try to make it varied by reading aloud what I wrote and trying to see how well it flows.

Also, Tae best girl.

I just go through it and smooth out the lumps so it flows

>>10004415
You are welcome.

>>10002727
Cut all the fluff and make the text leaner to appeal to retards