How To Line Edit Your Book [EXAMPLES]

Here are the seven line editing basics you can use to sharpen your prose and improve reader experience, plus a live edit example of Sage's story to see these principles applied to a real story. Sage: https://sagekay.substack.com The Linchpin Writer (great book on writing style that I highly recommend): https://shorturl.at/VUyTm CHAPTERS 0:27 What is line editing? 2:22 Redundancy 4:15 Flow 5:15 Word choice 6:21 Cliches & metaphors 8:00 Tone & voice 8:27 Dialogue 11:25 Passive voice vs active voice 12:50 Line edit summary 13:45 Line editing example "Skin and Bones" 28:35 Story discussion 📚 B O O K S STARLIGHT: SHORT STORIES amazon: https://amzn.to/3hkuUiF b&n: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star... indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817... signed copies: https://hannahleekidder.com/shop/ LITTLE BIRDS: SHORT STORIES amazon: https://amzn.to/2FMdbmg audiobook: https://adbl.co/2Vo8sMo signed copies: https://hannahleekidder.com/shop/ ✉️ M A I L PO Box 125 Manitou Springs, CO 80829 🌎 S O C I A L WEBSITE: https://hannahleekidder.com/ PATREON:   / hannahleekidder   INSTAGRAM:   / hannahleekidder   🙌D I S C O U N T L I N K S SKILLSHARE (2 week free trial): https://skl.sh/2Vp4HUA THREDUP ($10 store credit): http://www.thredup.com/r/Q3QDXG NOVELPAD: https://novelpad.co/?via=hannah