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Writers Debate the Real Purpose of Developmental Editing
Original: The whole point of a Developmental Edit, whether you're an experienced author or not, whether you're a plotter or pantst
Editor and author Liana Brooks says the purpose of a developmental edit is to make a book look cohesive, as if it were planned that way all along — regardless of whether the author is experienced or a plotter or pantster. She notes that most foreshadowing is added during the editing stage, not in the first draft.
Why now: Writers are discussing craft advice that reframes editing as where a book's structure and foreshadowing actually come together.
Evidence
- The whole point of a Developmental Edit, whether you're an experienced author or not, whether you're a plotter or pantster, is to make the book look cohesive and like you planned it that way all along. Most foreshadowing is done in edits. # LianaEdits # Books # AmWriting… · LianaBrooks@mastodon.online · 2
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