Micro cuts Cut unnecessary scenesĮvery scene in your book should matter.
In this guide, I’ll take you through some of the ways you can cut down your manuscript – on both a micro, word-by-word and macro, chapter-by-chapter level. The process of cutting a bloated manuscript down to the desired size is more clinical than creative, and like any clinical procedure, it may be messy, but the end result should leave your work healthier and in better shape. Sometimes, the initial fear of a seemingly unreachable goal can make us overextend to achieve it. But, having too many words to work with is a much more manageable problem than having too few. You’re way over that 140,000 limit already, and you’re only halfway through the story. Oops! But, once you get stuck in, the words usually start to flow easily, and that word counter gets higher and higher, until… Oh.
That blank page stares back at you, the emptiness only emphasized by the impatient flashing of the type tool. Sitting down to knock out a 140,000 word novel can be a daunting task.
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