Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I'm sharing an editing technique that is fairly standard--but given this name by my editor and it really helps me conceptualize it. I'm explaining and giving examples of this from my books to hopefully help you with your next book revision!

00:00 What is Recasting?
01:43 Recasting types & why recast
02:52 Figuring out what to fix
03:58 Recasting vs killing darlings
05:26 Examples from The Stars We Steal
09:14 Examples from The Ivies
12:47 Examples from Murder, She Texted
17:08 Recast to fix BOREDOM


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