The Twelve Days of Self-Edits, Judy Colella [best summer reads TXT] 📗
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The Twelve Days of Self-Edits
On the first day of edits, my readers showed to me
A really bad adverbial phrase.
On the second day of edits, my readers showed to me
Two dumb clichés and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the third day of edits, my readers showed to me
Three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the fourth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the fifth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the sixth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the seventh day of edits, my readers showed to me
Seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the eighth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Eight POV shifts, seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the ninth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Nine passive uses, eight POV shifts, seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the tenth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Ten grammar no-no’s, nine passive uses, eight POV shifts, seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the eleventh day of edits, my readers showed to me
Eleven contradictions, ten grammar no-no’s, nine passive uses, eight POV shifts, seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
On the twelfth day of edits, my readers showed to me
Twelve thousand typos, eleven contradictions, ten grammar no-no’s, nine passive uses, eight POV shifts, seven hundred adverbs, six comma splices,
Five info dumps!
Four confusing pronouns, three lines of “telling,” two dumb clichés, and a really bad adverbial phrase.
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After which I contemplated beating myself senseless with a candy cane...
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Publication Date: 12-21-2016
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Dedication:
Based loosely on "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you can even sing this one!
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