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Don’t Kill Your Darlings: Save Them for Later, Instead

July 25, 2023 Sarah Welch

Sometimes our manuscripts are better off when we delete those carefully crafted paragraphs, scenes, or even entire characters. But that doesn’t mean you need to kill your darlings.

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In On Writing Tags manuscript, drafts, first draft
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What Is a Manuscript Critique?

September 10, 2020 Sarah Welch

A 360° view of a draft: what’s working, what’s not, and what concrete steps I recommend an author take to prepare the manuscript for publication.

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In On Writing Tags Editing, manuscript, authors
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Why Every Author Needs an Editor

February 1, 2017 Sarah Welch

When you've lived too long in the monkey house, it's hard to smell the poop.

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In On Writing Tags Editing, fiction, manuscript, novel
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