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An Overview of the Writing Craft, With Orna Ross and Dan Parsons: Foundational Self-Publishing Podcast

Self-Publishing with ALLi

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How to Cut and Let Go

I personally find that taken away er helps to to stream line the story and e the actual er, you know, the quality of the writin itself. E, typically i take 20 % of the book out. And am i think you're not really a professional writer until you've learned how to how to cut and let go. As you said earlier, kill your darlings,. You know, let let stuff go. Sometimes that's whole chapters. Sometimes it's whole sections. But if they're holding up the story, if they're not, if they don't fit in with the outline,  don't be afraid to just hack it away.

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