You know, editing your work feels like you’re butchering your child.
However, this is where the real work begins.
Embrace it.
Often, hacking those little gems of a scene out of the story makes your story HUGE!!!
I know you love the scene where the protagonist buys the bottled water – it was fun, it revealed a lot about your character. But if it didn’t move the story forward, then it’s got to go.
That’s the key.
Does the story require it?
No?
Out it goes.
