List: On Editing | Curated by Margery Bayne

Dec 10, 2024
18 stories
On Editing
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Why Cut Filler Words?The practical and artistic reasons why filler words in your prose have got to go
Nov 7, 2024
4
Nov 7, 2024
4
In
SYNERGY
by
Alison McBain
9 Common Problems Editors See in FictionWhat they are & how to avoid them (with examples)
Feb 28, 2024
49
Feb 28, 2024
49
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
One Editing Hack To Soothe the Writer’s SoulWhy you have to cut your favorite things sometimes and how to make it easier
Oct 12, 2022
4
Oct 12, 2022
4
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Four Beginner Proofreading Mistakes to AvoidWhat you can’t rely on when editing your own writing
Jan 18, 2023
16
Jan 18, 2023
16
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Four Big Things To Look For When Editing Your FictionWhat you see when you look at a story as a whole
Sep 28, 2022
2
Sep 28, 2022
2
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
How To Use Grammarly Without Losing Your VoiceClarity is the goal, not grammatical perfection
Apr 27, 2022
4
Apr 27, 2022
4
Margery Bayne
Don’t Leave These Four Things In Your ProseWhat to cut when editing your fiction
Jul 18, 2022
6
Jul 18, 2022
6
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Cutting Cliché Language From Your FictionHow to make your prose original and interesting
Jun 29, 2022
2
Jun 29, 2022
2
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Sneaky Fluff Words to Edit From Your FictionNot technically wrong, but not technically the best either
May 25, 2022
5
May 25, 2022
5
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
3 Types of Hidden Filler Words To Edit From Your WritingRedundancies, redundancies, redundancies
Apr 13, 2022
19
Apr 13, 2022
19
Margery Bayne
Cut all Your Adverbs (and Adjectives too!): A Breakdown of the Overstated (& Under Explained) AdviceOne of the often lofted pieces of creative writing advice that is tossed around is that one should eliminate all adverbs from their prose…
Jan 6, 2020
Jan 6, 2020
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Four Hacks for Proofing and Polishing Your Writing on Your LonesomeHow to edit and proofread your drafts without a beta reader
Sep 19, 2020
3
Sep 19, 2020
3
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Editing Your Short Story For LengthWhere you can cut fluff words, wordiness, and repetition to get your story under word count
Jan 12, 2021
4
Jan 12, 2021
4
Margery Bayne
On Rereading and Rewriting Before You’re DoneMy fiction writing unpopular opinion
Jul 8, 2021
Jul 8, 2021
Margery Bayne
On The Cycling Writing StyleHow to cycle back in your creative writing projects to edit as you go
Jul 18, 2021
Jul 18, 2021
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Rewriting Your Short Stories From Big to SmallGetting from the first draft to the second draft (and all the drafts beyond!)
Aug 11, 2021
3
Aug 11, 2021
3
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
Four Editing Methods for Fiction Other Than the Backspace KeyMix up your editing
Sep 29, 2021
5
Sep 29, 2021
5
In
The Writing Cooperative
by
Margery Bayne
3 Pieces of Advice for Overly Wordy WritersI am one of you
Feb 23, 2022
15
Feb 23, 2022
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