Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, I give three examples of line editing description in a novel! We're going break down the before, after, and all the mistakes and techniques in both.

00:00 Intro
00:36 Example 1: echo, show vs. tell, parts of a whole
02:48 Example 2: specificity, implicit conflict, multiple senses
05:24 Example 3: character, rule of three, metaphorical noun

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