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Essays on craft, revision and getting a book finished, from the team building RedPencil.

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The sagging middle is a promise problem

Most middles don’t stall for lack of events. They stall because the book stopped reminding readers what it promised them back on the first page.

T.C.18 Sep 20266 min read5 steps

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Why the editor never rewrites your sentences
An editor that rewrites your sentences is easy to build and hard to live with. Ours points to the page, asks its question and hands the pencil back.
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