How to Line Edit Your Fantasy Novel

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Your plot is solid, your characters are compelling… so why does your prose feel clunky? Line editing is where functional writing becomes actually enjoyable to read, but it can be very intimidating! That’s why in this video, I show you exactly how to polish your prose at the sentence level – whether you write fantasy, romance, scifi, horror, mystery, literary fiction, or anything in between.

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You’ll learn how to cut filter words that create distance, replace weak verbs with strong ones, check for purple prose, polish your dialogue, vary sentence rhythm, incorporate all five senses, eliminate crutch words, balance showing versus telling, and make your prose flow smoothly. This is the editing pass that makes readers forget they’re reading words on a page and gets them lost in your world.

This is part 3 and final of my self-editing series.
Watch Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/ZTD8VO7PZts
Watch Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/tp4_aIvAMXo

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:03 What is Line Editing?
2:31 Step 1: Disconnect From Your Manuscript
3:22 Step 2: Cut Filter Words
4:29 Step 3: Rephrase Weak Verbs
6:00 Step 4: Check for Purple Prose
7:39 Step 5: Polish Your Dialogue
10:20 Step 6: Vary Your Rhythm
12:03 Step 7: Check Your Senses
13:04 Step 8: Eliminate Crutch Words
13:50 Step 9: Balance Your Showing & Telling
14:30 Step 10: Read It Aloud
15:29 Common Line Editing Mistakes
17:07 The Process

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