#RevisionTip Consider each scene and ask: Why this moment? If you can't answer, see what can be combined or tightened. Cut any action repeated from a prior scene. Maintain balance: light to counter darkness; calm to counter chaos; comfort to counter fear; etc. #amwriting #amrevising #StarlingLit
#WriteTip #RevisionTip Find opportunities to let the reader know how the character feels. Take a close look at conversations. Try adding their inner thoughts between the lines. How does the character feel about the conversation? What is the unspoken transaction in the scene? #amrevising #StarlingLit
#RevisionTip Dreaming--or waking up from a dream--is passive, and the moment can feel flat to the reader.
If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising
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Kids are smart! Take Renee LaTulippe's advice when revising your picture book manuscript.
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Sometimes, the word “that” is needed while writing. I see this in client manuscripts a lot. #revisiontip
