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Keeping too close of an eye on things

Keeping too close of an eye on things

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Aug 05, 2023
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Hey, y’all—

There are times when I wonder if line editing isn’t really just a matter of finding new ways to show characters looking at things—or keeping the writing from being about the “looking” part at all.

Are you overlooking how much looking you’re spending your precious word count on?

1. The eyes have it: Are you “over-looking” things in your manusc…

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