tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post9113950427080475912..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Editing: Make Sure Your Story's Bones Are StrongKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-27853891397354100742012-11-27T09:13:18.317-08:002012-11-27T09:13:18.317-08:00Good point! For me--and perhaps this is idiosyncra...Good point! For me--and perhaps this is idiosyncratic--I see clarity at the level of plot as well. I like to be able to hold the bones of the story in my mind. If I've done a good job mapping out the story, I feel I should be able to do this. I've found that the times I couldn't, there was something wrong with the structure. But perhaps this isn't true of every story. Or every Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-71719189841586114462012-11-27T04:53:38.452-08:002012-11-27T04:53:38.452-08:00I was interested to see you apply 'clarity'...I was interested to see you apply 'clarity' to a broader perspective.<br /><br />In my editing...I see clarity issues much less in plot than at the sentence level. I often call them non sequiturs in my critiques. I shout, 'Every word must make sense to the word next to it; each phrase to its partner; each sentence, paragraph and chapter.'<br /><br />To me, clarity is more about Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.com