Everything I’ve read about editing suggests that you should write lots and then cut out the superfluous words to create tighter, leaner prose. I think Stephen King aims to lose at least 10% on the first draft rewrite. I have a problem with this. Ever since I was at school, I’ve always been very terse… Continue reading Editing strategy
Month: June 2012
Writing a page-turner
As I mentioned in my last post I’ve read On Writing by Stephen King, and while I don’t agree with many of the points he makes one thing really stuck with me. If you want your writing to be exciting, page-turner stuff, then write it quickly. I worked out that I only had eight weeks… Continue reading Writing a page-turner