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Saturday Oct 01, 2016
Episode 1.18: Self-editing
Saturday Oct 01, 2016
Saturday Oct 01, 2016
The bane of iGor's existence, self-editing, is none the less an important weapon in the writer's arsenal. For the continued co-operation of mini- *ahem* beta-readers, it is vital that writers are always respectful others' time and the best way to do that is to only send out the best thing that you can. This takes the form of various stages from the nitty-gritty sentence level stuff to the full-on story-level high vantage-point view. The Mad Writers weave through the inverse triangle of self-editing in an effort to make sense of things.
Notable notes
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King
- 25 Steps to Edit the Unmerciful Suck Out of Your Story by Chuck
- Rock Your Revisions: A Simple System for Revising Your Novel (Rock Your Writing Book 2) by Cathy Yardley
- Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
Recommended reading
Tim's recommendation: Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VandermeerJay's recommendation: Swordspoint (Riverside) by Ellen Kushner
Nina's recommendation: The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
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Intro and outro music comes from “Cephalopod” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Version: 20240320
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