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7 steps to cutting a story that's too long
By Michelle V. Rafter on September 12, 2008 | 5 Responses
Some stories take on a life of their own and before you know it, a piece that was supposed to be 750 words has grown to 1,000. Unfortunately, editors are pretty adamant about sticking to assigned word counts. So some trimming is in order. It may be tempting to turn in a too-long article and [...]
Posted in Freelancing, Writing | Tagged copy editing your stories, cut word count, cutting word count, eliminating words in a story, how to cut a story that's too long | 5 Responses




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