Comments on: The Most Important Edit No One Talks About https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 By: Tim Gatewood https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-100271 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:52:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-100271 I'm currently writing nonfiction, but I have some fiction that's rattling around in my head, as well, so thank you for this article.

BTW, your piece from today (Saturday 12-5-15) disappeared from the WITS site. I received the opening bit via email, but all the links in it for the rest of the article lead to 404 Page Not Found. Please repost it. Thanks!

]]> By: Celia Lewis https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-98356 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:17:53 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-98356 Oh my - I have so much editing to do... But first I'm writing for NaNo (4th book), and I think I might occasionally get the emotion deeper. Love your 10K high edits for plot issues, and 5K edits for EMOTIONS. This is an analogy which makes sense to me, and I've put it on a big note above my computer as I write.
Much appreciated tips, Laura. Thank you so much for sharing with us all.

]]> By: Editing For Emotion | Pearls Before Swine https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97936 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 17:38:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97936 […] that hit the nail on the head. To the authors credit, I will only post an excerpt of the article. Please visit Laura’s website for its […]

]]> By: Victoria Marie Lees https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97633 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:40:47 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97633 Excellent points made in this post for editing writing. Thanks so much. I've shared it generously.

]]> By: Laura Drake https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97471 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:33:33 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97471 In reply to Fae Rowen.

Thanks, Fae. Looking forward to you rocking that new book!

]]> By: Laura Drake https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97468 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:32:50 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97468 In reply to barbdelong.

I know you can do it too, Barb, given your Orange Rose win!

]]> By: Fae Rowen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97465 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 05:53:02 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97465 Fantastic teaching post, Laura! Thanks for advice that is easy to understand and implement. Have I mentioned lately, you rock!

]]> By: barbdelong https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97459 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 02:40:15 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97459 Great timing, Laura! I was just getting back into my revisions and looking for ways to add more depth to my characters. Love your examples and the fantastic Donald Maass-type homework lesson. I’m definitely going to use it as I do my edits.

]]> By: Laura Drake https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97453 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 18:02:09 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97453 In reply to Julie Glover.

And given your GH Final, Julie, you know how to do that!

]]> By: Julie Glover https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/10/the-most-important-edit-that-no-one-talks-about/#comment-97447 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:34:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=22483#comment-97447 This is so important -- what takes good novels to great. I want a novel to make me care! Which means it has to evoke emotion.

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