But it makes sense. Unless the walking conversation is important, start with them at the end of the trail staring at the forest. Shooting for word count can act like a set of blinders.
Haha. Not targeted at all, but now that you mention it, we're in the same boat. Everything in this article was meant to highlight the importance of trimming after that first draft...where you and I are, the whole point is to write, to get the story down, even with all the extra fluff.
But knowing that this removal of the unnecessary moments is coming can help us spot the important elements of a scene we're writing, and getting there as quickly as possible.
(In your instance, you'd likely want to ask what valuable information you are providing during the walk to the woods...if there is none, cut it.)
I feel like this is a targeted post 😄
But it makes sense. Unless the walking conversation is important, start with them at the end of the trail staring at the forest. Shooting for word count can act like a set of blinders.
Hard to wait until to second draft sometimes.
Haha. Not targeted at all, but now that you mention it, we're in the same boat. Everything in this article was meant to highlight the importance of trimming after that first draft...where you and I are, the whole point is to write, to get the story down, even with all the extra fluff.
But knowing that this removal of the unnecessary moments is coming can help us spot the important elements of a scene we're writing, and getting there as quickly as possible.
(In your instance, you'd likely want to ask what valuable information you are providing during the walk to the woods...if there is none, cut it.)
Yes, yes, and yes again. Editing down:
YES!
I can't tell...do you agree with me or not? LOL
But yeah, trim the fluff. Especially in comics!
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