The Secret Guide You Need for Editing your Writing

EDITING

How to edit your manuscript.

I remember reading about Stephen King’s high school paper sports writing experience many years ago, where he received the advice to cut cut cut. Don’t use two words where one will do. Move the action forward with each sentence.

Now whether you agree that Mr. King is a literary master or not, you have to say he is prolific, and at times verbose. To millions of readers, he writes stories they can’t be put down. (If I were to edit that sentence, I’d make if…