When your story feels broken, and neither you nor your beta reader can pinpoint the problem, Jaime Buckley shows four steps to fix the problem.

It’s important to examine the different levels of telling so you know what to look for. Here are three places to look for told prose.

Cutting out filler in your novel isn’t easy. How can writers take a thorough approach to editing out extraneous words? Take time to tighten your writing here.