How to Reduce Your Word Count

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You already saw the chapter for Underwriters.  This chapter is mostly for those who are Overwriters. But anyone is welcome to read this.  

1. Get Rid of Unnecessary Scenes

* if it doesn't make sense, get rid of it.

*If it has nothing to do with the plot or subplot, delete it.

2. Combine scenes

*if a scene is familiar with another scene, combine both scenes.

3.  Look for Scenes that Drag.

*going on, on, on, and on.  (delete some. please.)\

*unless its necessary

*if it seems boring, also delete that, cause if its boring to you, guess who else will get bored?

4. Eliminate Redundancies

*reduce details on one certain thing.

5. Trim

*deleting sentences that offer too many details

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