I had the chance to attend the Utah Writers League conference this year because of the generously of a fellow writer, who couldn’t go. Here are my notes.
 A left-brain function. Problems in the manuscript are color coded.
 An editing funnel technique
 Content editing: story: plot, setting characters.
 Line editing: language: usage, wordiness, descriptions, dialog
 Copy editing readability; grammar, error transitions.
 Proofreading: catch what was missed.
 Before you begin/ rest your manuscripts.
 Read it aloud.
 Trust the reader! Cut it.
 Use beta readers.
 If you ask yourself a question it might be true
 If the point of view consistent
 How are the characters introduced?
1. Overuse synonyms,
Spend pages describing a scene and background before going on with the story.
Watch for overuse of long sentences
Begin every sentence or paragraph the same.
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