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HOW TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE TRIVIAL DETAIL FROM YOUR STORIES

By: Roz Morris via Jane Friedman

Writers are often advised to fill their scenes with rich detail—to show, not tell. 

However, if taken too far, you can clutter or bloat your story with too much irrelevant description. If you provide scene upon scene of character downtime, each conversation word for word, and every beat of inconsequential action, this can be exhausting or boring for the reader.

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1. How to Identify and Remove Trivial Detail From Your Stories http://ow.ly/m4PsQ via @JaneFriedman
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3. A Clearer Understanding of ‘Concept’ http://ow.ly/m4OwX via @storyfix
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5. Starting With Subplot http://ow.ly/m4PjJ
6. A Deep POV Refresher Course with Elisabeth Staab http://ow.ly/m4Poo
7. Explore Your Characters: Be Surprised http://ow.ly/m4PCK via Fiction Notes
8. “Content” Isn’t a Buzzword, It’s the Future of Your Business http://ow.ly/m4PF  via @copyblogger
9. Where the Rubber Meets the Road http://ow.ly/m4PHy via @RachelleGardner
10. Find it Yourself: Finding DIY Authors http://ow.ly/m4PNk 

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