For the last two weeks, I’ve been giving you editor Nicola O’Shea‘s lists of questions to ask when doing a structural edit on a novel. I’ve been trying to present the material in such a way as to help the novelist do the edit on his or her own work. (Or trade manuscripts with a [...]

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Routines For Writers is thrilled to have Larry with us every Tuesday of this month.  In addition to these wonderful teaching posts, and in celebration of the release of his new book, “Story Engineering: Mastering the Six Core Competencies of Successful Storytelling,” Larry is offering our readers a special gift.  Just contact him at Storyfix [...]

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          Two weeks ago, Kitty began a series of posts detailing how to do a structural edit. She suggested we pretend to write a reader’s review. I’d like to add my voice to this suggestion. Write yourself a review or revision letter.           Read through your work, [...]

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