#267: What to Cut From Your Novel and What to Keep: 3 Questions to Help You Decide cover art

#267: What to Cut From Your Novel and What to Keep: 3 Questions to Help You Decide

#267: What to Cut From Your Novel and What to Keep: 3 Questions to Help You Decide

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Every writer faces this moment: staring at a bloated manuscript, knowing something has to go, but terrified of making the wrong call. The usual advice—"kill your darlings," "cut ruthlessly"—doesn't help. You need a way to see what's actually weighing your story down. This episode gives you a diagnostic framework that takes the guesswork out of what to leave in, what to leave out.

Episode Web Page

10 Questions First Time Novelists Ask, and Encouraging, Practical Answers to Help You Finish Your Book



Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.



No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.