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allnovellas · 11 months

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Rewriting and Revising Your Story: When and How

When should you start revising your story? How can you make the rewriting process more effective? This guide will unravel the art of revision and rewriting, offering a roadmap to refine your story and polish your prose. Knowing When to Revise One of the most crucial aspects of rewriting is knowing when to do it. When should you put on your editor’s hat? Firstly, it’s important to complete a…

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writers-potion · 2 months

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Storyediting Questions to Ask

As You Read the First Draft:

Are there place that surprised you as you read your first draft? - Why do you suppose that is? - Is there material there you'd like to expand?

What are the character really doing in this story? - Might they have issues you haven't explored fully yet?

Look to the places that drag. - These might be scenes where you have avoided dealing with something deeper. - What are the characters really thinking in these places? - What are their passions, frustrations, and desires?

Imagine alternative plotlines. - How might your plot be different if ti headed off on another tangent from various points in the story? - You don't have to follow them, but they might suggest other streams that can flow into the main plot.

Think About Structure:

Does you story play out naturally in three acts?

Is there an immediate disturbance to the Lead's world?

Does the first doorway of no return occur before the one-fifth mark?

Are the stakes being raised sufficiently?

Does the second doorway of no return put the Lead on the path to the climax?

Does the rhythm of the sotyr match your intent? If this is an action novel, does the plot move relentlessly forward? If this is a character-driven novel, do the scenes delve deeply enough?

Are there strongly motivated characters?

Have coincidence been established?

Is something happeing immediately at the beginning? Did you establish a person in a setting with a problem, onfronted with change or threat?

Is the timeline logical?

Is the story too predictable in terms of sequence? Should it be rearranged?

About Your Lead Character:

Is the character memorable? Compelling? Enough to carry a reader all the way through the plot?

A lead character has to jump off the page. Does yours?

Does this character avoid cliches? Is he capable of surprising us?

What's unique about the character?

Is the character's objective strong enough?

How does the character grow over the course of the story?

How does the character demonstrate inner strength?

About Your Opposition:

Is your oppositing character interesting?

Is he fully realized, not just a cardboard cutout?

Is he justified (at least in his own mind) in his actions?

Is he believable?

Is he strong as or stronger than the Lead?

About Your Story's Adhesive Nature:

Is the conflcit between the Lead and opposition crucial for both?

Why can't they just walk away? What holds them together?

About Your Scene:

Are the big scenes big enough? Surprising enough? Can you make them more original, unanticipated, and draw them out for all they are worth?

Is there enough conflict in the scenes?

What is the least memorable scene? Cut it!

What else can be cut in order to move the story relentlessly forward?

Does the climactic scene come too fast (through a writer fatigue)? Can you make it more, write it for all it's worth?

Does we need a new minor subplot to build up a saggin midsection?

About Your Minor Characters:

What is their purpose in the plot?

Are they unique and colorful?

Polishing Questions:

Are you hooking the reader from the beginning?

Are suspenseful scenes drawn out for the ultimate tension?

Can any information be delayed? This creates tension in the reader, always a good thing.

Are there enough surprises?

Are character-reaction scenes deep and interesting?

Read chapter ending for read-on prompts

Are there places you can replace describing how a character feels with actions?

Do I use visual, sensory-laden words?

For a Dialogue Read-Through:

Dialogue is almost always strengthened by cutting words within the lines.

In dialogue, be fair to both sides. Don't give one character all the good lines.

Greate dialogue surprises the reader and creates tension. View it like a game, where the players are trying to outfox each other.

Can you get more conflict into dialogue, even emong allies?

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dduane · 2 years

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Hi DD. I saw a while ago you posted your wedding announcement to Mr. Morwood (which I only realized when I double checked the spelling to send this ask is actually "Morwood" - he has been "Peter Wormwood" in my head forever) and the little magazine blurb said you were planning on a tri-coastal marriage. I wanted to know how that worked out and if you have any advice, bc I have a partner and all our friends and family on the west coast USA, and a girlfriend and all her friends and family in the UK, and it feels really hard, logistically and emotionally, to envision a future together with the tug of so much distance.

PS the Young Wizards have a very special place in my heart, thank you

You're very welcome!

Re the tricoastal lifestyle: We did it until we got bored with managing the logistics of it (which, frankly, was pretty quickly). The East Coast part of it, in any case, went obsolete with some speed when I realized that I was more or less immediately going to need to be mostly-on-the-West-Coast for work on Dinosaucers. This being the case, I gave up my apartment in Philly, and P. and I spent the next six months or so in LA. Then, when Dinosaucers was done, we headed back to Europe -- partly for P's sister's wedding, and partly for what turned into a fairly prolonged stay in England and Scotland—wandering around the landscape and hauling our (generally) very non-portable computers with us. (It was after all 1986/7, and there wasn't much in the way of "portable" hardware that wasn't an Osborne or Kaypro or something similar. ...Though I did write almost the entirety of Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative on a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100.)

We spent a fair amount of time residing in pubs (when we were between writing projects: like this one, and this one, and this one...) and in holiday cottages (when we weren't). I got very expert at wiring 1200-baud modems into half-timbered walls. I was nearly the first person to storyedit a US animated series from a different continent--via MCI Mail, ffs...!!)... but unfortunately the sponsor fell out of the deal for some reason; so there's a notch I never got to make in my belt. ...Anyway, we spent an autumn and winter in Scotland, in a cottage buried inside a castle wall (this castle, whose master was a charming guy—the family have since sold it on), and then in the spring decided it was time to find a place to sit still for a while. The only issue was to decide where.

Immigration to the US quickly fell off the table due to the irrationalities of the US Immigration Service. At this point in time it may sound bizarre, but UK Immigration was acting a lot more sanely (at least as far as allowing Americans to have "settled status"), so we got me as legal as it was possible for me to be without having been married to Peter for a lot longer, and spent the next six months wandering around and considering our options. Finally we decided that Ireland looked like the best fit for us, so we handled the necessary formalities and settled here. Five years after marrying Peter I became an EU national (as did he: due to the unique circumstances of his birth in Northern Ireland he was entitled to both UK and Irish nationality), and Ireland became our permanent home. I haven't resided in the US since I left in the late 80s.

...I don't know that I'm best positioned to offer advice on how to make such living arrangements work, especially in terms of friends and family, as everybody's personal circumstances are different. In our business we've fortunately often been in a position to visit the US long enough for conventions and so forth to see friends there, and catch up on how things are. I have no living close relations in the US, and so haven’t needed to be returning to visit settled family. Peter’s in a generally similar state.

But if I did have family groupings in the US who wanted to see me at something-like-regular intervals, I’d take a hard look at where they were located, and how near they were to the easiest and least expensive gateway to whatever other continent had my interest... and what it would cost to get back and forth on a regular basis. The other important metric to consider is how such travel is going to impact on your significant other(s).

...In any case, we’re fortunate in that we live in a time when face-to-face communication with your loved ones doesn’t have to be physical. There was at least one point where Peter said to me, absolutely seriously, “We’ve got to get married Real Soon Now, because the phone bills are going to kill me. ...Possibly even before my Mum does.”

Hope this has even vaguely helped! :)

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ecoposh4u · 11 months

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angryfilmmaker · 3 years

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It’s a Peter Green night. Listening while I’m doing some story editing. As far as I’m concerned there is only one Fleetwood Mac and that’s the Peter Green version. Amazing lineup of musicians. Now back to editing. #petergreen #petergreenfleetwoodmac #indieauthor #indieauthorsofinstagram #angryfilmmaker #storyediting #indiefilmmaking #supportindependentartists https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsbGcyh71V/?igshid=9d0zki2exid

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creativestoryindia · 4 years

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alixinwwonderland · 3 years

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infinite myths & fairytales: cinderella

mad are they who hinder the stars...

#cinderella #cinderellaedit #fairy tales #fairytales #fairytaleedit #litedit #literatureedit #storyedit #misc: fairytales & mythology #mine #infinite myths & fairytales

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volopresspublishing · 5 years

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Is your book collecting dust or royalties?

#giphy #volopressbooks #coverdesign #copyediting #storyediting #proofreading #ghostwriting #bookediting #freequote #books #publishing

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melts2112 · 4 years

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The first chapter of Part 2 of my Outer Banks Jiara fanfiction series is out!

This is the link for Gold and Getaways Part 2 of the End of Summer Series:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24424606/chapters/58926643

If you haven’t read Part 1 of the series titled Bruises and Broken Bones here is the link for that:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24091504/chapters/57987727

I would recommend reading the first story for context on the current state of mind of the characters. Part 1 is 7 chapters long with almost 24,000 words.

Please read the warnings beforehand.

JJ and Kiara are the main ship but the relationship isn’t going to be super fast.

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heymxrvel · 5 years

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idiot.

dc: me

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invisisim · 5 years

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Tabatha DeLuca | Ep. 2

On Thursday, I was late to class yet again. But, really, it wasn’t my fault. I had a long night at the club on Wednesday and I just slept right through my alarm!

Anyway, I get to class an hour late. My math teacher Mr. Richards is such a hardass. It was humiliating! I just rushed to the only open seat in the front row and there was this cute boy next to me. His name is Nicolas I think.

At the end of class, Mr. Richards called both of us up. He told us that we would be partners for the final project!! Oh God, it was embarrassing. I don’t wanna look stupid in front of him!

#ts4 #sims4 #ts4 gameplay #storyedits #ts4edits #tabatha #deluca

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christinedwyer · 6 years

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fairytales → beauty & the beast

she was quite dazzled with the magnificence that reigned throughout; but what chiefly took up her attention, was a large library, a harpsichord, and several music books. ‘well,’ said she to herself, ‘I see they will not let my time hang heavy upon my hands for want of amusement.’ this consideration inspired her with fresh courage; and opening the library she took a book, and read these words, in letters of gold: welcome beauty, banish fear, you are queen and mistress here. speak your wishes, speak your will, swift obedience meets them still.

#beauty and the beast #batb #batbedut #fairytaleedit #storyedit #literatureedit #my edit #ftedit*

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writers-potion · 23 days

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MASTERPOST (PT. 2)

If you like my blog, buy me a coffee☕ and find me on instagram! 📸

For romance writing prompts, plotting tips & more, check out: MASTERPOST PT. 1

⭐Dialogue

Writing Dialogue 101

Crying-Yelling Dialogue Prompts

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⛰️Words to Use Instead Of...

Synonyms for "Walk"

Synonyms for “feeling like”

Words To Use Instead of "Look"

Words to Use Instead Of...(beautiful, interesting, good, awesome, cute, shy)

Said is dead

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🔠Vocab Lists

Nervous Tension Vocab

Kiss Scene Vocab

Fight Scene Vocab

Haunted House Inspo & Vocab

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👁️‍🗨️Setting & Description

Common Scenery Description Tips

2012 School Setting Vibes - follower question

Describing Food in Writing

Describing Cuts, Bruises and Scrapes

Using Description and Setting Meaningfully

How Different Types of Death Feel

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🗡️Weapons & Fighting Series:

Writing Swords

Writing knives and daggers

Writing Weapons (3): Staffs, Spears and Polearms

Writing Weapons (4): Clubs, Maces, Axes, Slings and Arrows

Writing Weapons (5): Improvised Weapons

Writing Weapons (6): Magical Weapons and Warfare

Writing Weapons (7): Unarmed Combat

Writing Female Fighters

Writing Male Fighters

Writing Armour

Writing Group Fights

Writing Battles At Sea

Erotic Tension in Fight Scenes

Pacing for Fight Scenes

Writing a Siege Warfare

Different Genres, Different Fight Scenes.

Making Fight Scenes Sound Nicer

Fight Scenes For Disabled Characters

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🌎Worldbuilding

Constructing a Fictional Economy

Homosexuality in Historical Fiction

Writing Nine Circles of Hell

Writing Seven Levels of Heaven

Master List of Superpowers

Magic System Ideas

A Guide to Writing Cozy Fantasy

Dark Fantasy How-To

Dark Fantasy Writing Prompts

Dark, Twisted Fairytale Prompts

Fantasy World Cultural Quirks

Fantasy Nobel Ranks: A List

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🌠Symbolism in Writing

Plant Symbolisms

Weather Symbolisms

Symbols of Death

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🪄Writing Magic

Writing Magicians - the basics

Writing Magic Systems

Magical Training Options for Your Characters

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📋Other!

List of Fantasy Subgenres

Beauty is Terror: A List

The Pirate's Glossary

Storyediting Questions to Ask

Writing Multiple WIPs Simultaneously

Idea Generation Exercises for the Writer

Book Title Ideas

Picking the Right Story For You

What If God Dies in Your Story

International Slang, Slang, Slang!

10 Great Love Opening Lines

How to Insult Like Shakespeare

Serial Killer Escape Manual

Best Picrew Character Generators for Your Characters!

How to Write Faster

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dduane · 2 years

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O.O You were a writer for Dinosaucers?! For YEARS I thought I'd hallucinated that show because no one I talked to about it had ever seen it. (Fortunately for me, my BFF of 17+ years figured out what I was referring to and tracked episodes down for me on YouTube.) Well thank you ma'am! That was one world my imagination ran RIOT in when I was a Smol! (I still love it.)

...As well as a writer on the series, I was the senior story editor on Dinosaucers. When he became a VP for creative affairs at DiC in 1986, Robby London, an old associate from Filmation (he worked on "He-Man" there alongside Paul Dini and Art Nadel), hired me in to write the series bible—the characters having been created by our producer, Michael Uslan—and help supervise other startup work on the project. My good friend Brynne Chandler joined me as co-story editor after she finished storyediting her own series, "Starcom / US Space Force".

It turned into a very interesting eight months or so, as a delay in getting the necessary clearances for the markets in which the series would air meant that we weren't able to start commissioning scripts until mid-March of 1987. This meant we had only four months (until the beginning of July) to produce sixty-five half hours of animation. I'm still not sure how we managed it, but we were determined to "walk on water" and pull it off... and we did.

Anyway: I promise you, you weren't hallucinating Dinosaucers. :)

#Dinosaucers

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qdstechnologies · 2 years

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noelle-holi-gay · 3 years

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Commission Info

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Want to read a specific story, but don’t want to write it yourself? I’ll do it for you! You tell me what you’re looking for, I send you a rough outline, and we work from there!

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