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R.Q. Woodward

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Category: Editing

Word Count & Cutting Words

Over the last ten days I’ve cut a whopping 9,500 words from my manuscript. My goal is/was to cut 20k from it…okay let me back up. My brain is sludge right now. I’ve been editing all the long, long weekend and not getting a lot of sleep. When I originally completed the manuscript I’m working on, it… Read More Word Count & Cutting Words

September 11, 2016 R.Q. Woodward7 Comments

Revising Highs

I am currently on a revising high after being in an editing low. Rather than simply looking for typos and oddly worded sentences, I’ve been rewriting chapters, adding new scenes, and moving chapters around within my current work in progress. I’ve been having so much fun that I haven’t taken the time to blog about it. The last… Read More Revising Highs

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 R.Q. Woodward1 Comment

Secret Antagonists

It is important to know all of the antagonists in your stories so that you can develop them fully and not have plot holes. In the sci-fi and fantasy genres, there is usually a bad guy or an evil empire. Unfortunately, this villain you create might not be your only antagonist. An antagonist is anything that opposes… Read More Secret Antagonists

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

How to NOT Go Insane While Editing Your Novel

Unfortunately, you can’t be a writer without doing some amount of editing. Even if you decide to hire developmental, copy, and line editors, you are still going to be a part of the process. Unless you hire a ghost writer, you are going to edit at some point or another. Editing isn’t terrible.  It’s not. When you… Read More How to NOT Go Insane While Editing Your Novel

July 25, 2016September 4, 2016 R.Q. Woodward10 Comments

Writing/Editing Surprises

The neatest thing just happened while I was editing. I came to a part where I added this line: “Jaelin huffed, and sat down on her cot, crossing her arms and legs in front of her.” It was something that I thought needed to happen. I decided that I would change whatever action happened later, when I… Read More Writing/Editing Surprises

July 24, 2016 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

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