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    S. Borne reacted to minta's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    Well, same here.
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    S. Borne replied to the thread Too Many files!.
    I work in word, I have 3 to 4 files that I use: The outline, the manuscript, my codex where I record every significant place, all...
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    S. Borne replied to the thread Editing gone wrong.
    Thank you so much. It's interesting times... In a Pratchett kind of way.
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    S. Borne reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    Best of luck for good and useful feedback.
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    S. Borne reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    I’m not sure if what you mean is the first revision? If you’ve only just completed your manuscript, that’s where you would take the pile...
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    S. Borne reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    I work with a developmental editor. I can't see some of the issues on my own. I have not counted before and after, but I think I've...
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    S. Borne reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    I'm not sure if this is aimed at me. In any case, i go over the manuscript several times before paying an editor to help me out. I...
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    S. Borne reacted to MSadiq's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    I've never edited a novel, but I've edited translations, mostly technical texts, and your goal should be refining, not in the manner of...
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    S. Borne replied to the thread Editing gone wrong.
    Yeah lol, it was a hot mess at 1st pass. My second pass I now added 4 paragraphs, done a bit of restructuring, and it's now out to the...
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    S. Borne reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    Ah, no Karlin , it was a reply to the OP. I’ll direct reply generally by quoting. It was me suggesting that if it’s a first manuscript...
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    S. Borne replied to the thread Editing gone wrong.
    We're up to four new chapters, my first book didn't have these issues. I suspect because it was living in my head for so long.
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    S. Borne replied to the thread Editing gone wrong.
    You are spot on! My thoughts were just that. While editing I asked questions: I need to show, at least one scene of gods interaction...
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    S. Borne reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    It's very common misconception that editing a story will make it shorter, that somehow all you're doing is paring it down. And it isn't...
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    S. Borne reacted to Zilver's post in the thread Editing gone wrong with Like Like.
    I'm terribly glad you said it. There's this common view that editing will make the story shorted, while I already know that when I come...
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    S. Borne posted the thread Editing gone wrong in Writing Discussions.
    Sooooo, I'm editing my manuscript, easy right? Before I know it, I added three chapters..... Dammit! Three more chapters to edit!
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