ShaelinWrites | How to Condense Your Novel (I cut 16k words with this...) @ShaelinWrites | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
RELATED VIDEOS
→Every Draft of My Novel: youtube.com/watch?v=AMmlADcLT1U
→How to Edit a Novel: youtube.com/watch?v=3w-0pu_qOw0&t=2s
0:00 - intro
3:10 - simplify the path between events
4:14 - remove unnecessary arcs
5:38 - removed tangential ideas
6:18 - cut non-sequitur paragraphs
7:17 - streamline action beats
8:20 - condense the dialogue
13:06 - cut repeated description
13:48 - thorough line editing
→All my published work: https://linktr.ee/shaelinbishop
→If you want to support my channel, you can tip me on ko-fi! ko-fi.com/shaelinbishop
MY SHORT STORIES:
☾Tabula Rasa - The Temz Review: thetemzreview.com/fiction-shaelin-bishop.html
☾How to Slaughter - The Common: thecommononline.org/how-to-slaughter
☾After Hours - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/04/18/after-hours-by-shaelin-bishop
☾Daughter of a King - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/03/21/daughter-of-a-king-by-shaelin-bishop
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: ex-puritan.ca/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang
☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: ex-puritan.ca/never-tell-you-this
☾Solarium - Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾How You'll Feel After the War - PRISM international: prismmagazine.ca/2021/10/20/prism-60-1-wonder
FAQS
→How old are you? - 26
→How long have you been writing? - Since I was 8
→Where do you live? - I keep that private for safety reasons, but I grew up in Vancouver.
→Where did you go to university and what did you study? - I keep my university information private, but I majored in writing with a concentration in fiction.
→What are your pronouns? - They/them or she/her
→Where can I read your books? - None of my books are published yet, but you can read my published short fiction in my linktree (linked above!)
→So when will your book be published? - I don’t know! I’m in the revision process right now, but I can’t predict exactly when I’ll have a book published. But I’m working on it!
→Do you plan to traditionally publish or self publish? - Traditionally publish
→Will you read my book/story/chapter/mentor me? - Unfortunately I cannot accommodate these requests because editing/critiquing is a labour intensive task that I can’t afford to do for free alongside my job, my own writing, and running this platform. If you would like to hire me for paid editing work, contact me privately on twitter or instagram.
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
SOCIAL
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
RELATED VIDEOS
→Every Draft of My Novel: youtube.com/watch?v=AMmlADcLT1U
→How to Edit a Novel: youtube.com/watch?v=3w-0pu_qOw0&t=2s
0:00 - intro
3:10 - simplify the path between events
4:14 - remove unnecessary arcs
5:38 - removed tangential ideas
6:18 - cut non-sequitur paragraphs
7:17 - streamline action beats
8:20 - condense the dialogue
13:06 - cut repeated description
13:48 - thorough line editing
→All my published work: https://linktr.ee/shaelinbishop
→If you want to support my channel, you can tip me on ko-fi! ko-fi.com/shaelinbishop
MY SHORT STORIES:
☾Tabula Rasa - The Temz Review: thetemzreview.com/fiction-shaelin-bishop.html
☾How to Slaughter - The Common: thecommononline.org/how-to-slaughter
☾After Hours - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/04/18/after-hours-by-shaelin-bishop
☾Daughter of a King - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/03/21/daughter-of-a-king-by-shaelin-bishop
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: ex-puritan.ca/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang
☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: ex-puritan.ca/never-tell-you-this
☾Solarium - Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾How You'll Feel After the War - PRISM international: prismmagazine.ca/2021/10/20/prism-60-1-wonder
FAQS
→How old are you? - 26
→How long have you been writing? - Since I was 8
→Where do you live? - I keep that private for safety reasons, but I grew up in Vancouver.
→Where did you go to university and what did you study? - I keep my university information private, but I majored in writing with a concentration in fiction.
→What are your pronouns? - They/them or she/her
→Where can I read your books? - None of my books are published yet, but you can read my published short fiction in my linktree (linked above!)
→So when will your book be published? - I don’t know! I’m in the revision process right now, but I can’t predict exactly when I’ll have a book published. But I’m working on it!
→Do you plan to traditionally publish or self publish? - Traditionally publish
→Will you read my book/story/chapter/mentor me? - Unfortunately I cannot accommodate these requests because editing/critiquing is a labour intensive task that I can’t afford to do for free alongside my job, my own writing, and running this platform. If you would like to hire me for paid editing work, contact me privately on twitter or instagram.
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
SOCIAL
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
