Alexa Donne | Editing Tips for Overwriters | When Your Book Is Too Long @AlexaDonne | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Are your book drafts really long? Do you know you're an overwriter? Looking for tips on how to trim down your book? I'm sharing my insights and best tips! I, too, am usually an overwriter. I've got you.

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00:00 Introduction
02:57 Cut repetition
07:05 Setup filler
11:05 Transposing inert scenes
12:30 Line level trimming
15:37 Too many characters/subplots
19:36 Tracking scene function
22:53 Get a CP to tell you what's boring



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