“I killed my mother. Twice if I’m to be completely honest—though she died only one time. And since honesty is one of the things I promised her as she lay on her death bed, I reckon honest I must be.” With this shocking first statement, Kit Donovan will worm her way into your heart and stay there until long after her story is finished. A Nevada mining town in 1905 is barely fit for a grown man, much less a thirteen-year-old girl on her own, but Kit navigates her situation with bravery, humor, and her own kind of grace. The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan is a brilliant middle grade debut by Patricia Bailey. Visit her at her website http://patriciabaileyauthor.com/ and purchase this fabulous book at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tragically-True-Adventures-Kit-Donovan/ or from your local book store.
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You all the reasons. Less is more. A picture is worth a thousand words. Trust your readers to understand your meaning. You need a lower word count. But when it comes to your own manuscript, it isn’t always easy to see the benefit of cutting those beautiful sentences. It’s often hard to explain why simple is best, but a scene in a TV show I was only half-watching did it amazingly well. During Agents of Shield I was diligently building my agent list, when I noticed a scene where a middle-aged man saying something about the power of words, and a short sentence could be life changing. The young woman was skeptical, so he gave a few examples. I love you. Let’s get married. We’re having a baby. The last sentence was the shortest, but possibly had the most impact. She’s gone. As an author, one might want to compulsively describe every feeling and action that would go along with that statement. But it would be a waste to hide the words that have the most impact when standing alone. Whether you need a shorter novel or tighter sentences, there’s plenty of good advice on the subject. Happy Revising! http://www.nownovel.com/blog/manuscript-editing-cut-words-guide/ http://blog.janicehardy.com/2015/02/how-to-slash-your-word-count-by-20-40.html http://www.aliventures.com/cut-novel-draft/ http://www.rachellegardner.com/how-to-cut-thousands-of-words/ http://thelucky13s.blogspot.com/2012/03/girth-of-first-draft.html http://theeditorsblog.net/2013/01/22/cut-the-flab-make-every-word-count/ https://thespinningpen.com/2017/01/10/word-count-tips-to-cut-it-out/ |
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