Spoiler alert: it’s the editing. While I enjoy writing (most of the time), even when it gets difficult (often), I do have a least favourite part of the process of creating a fictional story. My favourite part is either the planning or writing itself, and as soon as I get to the stage in a piece where I need to look over it to figure out where I’ve gone wrong and make structural or grammatical changes, I want to run away.
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10 Things to Eliminate from Your Writing
Occasionally, you might wonder, ‘What should I look out for when editing my writing?’ We all need a reminder every once in a while about all the clunky words, phrases, and bad habits it would be a good idea to remove from our writing to make it clearer and more concise. I’m very close to embarking on some serious editing with one of my pieces of writing and thought it would be a great time to review the kinds of mistakes I should be looking out for.
6 (more) Ways to Write More
Advice is never one size fits all, so this post is a follow-up to an earlier one: 5 Ways to Write More. While the best way to write more is to do just that, having the drive to keep going, even if it’s in a haphazard, disorganised way, can be more important than the writing itself. In the hopes of helping you find something that might work for you, here are 6 more ways to write more:
