In fact, you may find it necessary to cut a line or two that you especially love "to "murder your darlings- "simply because they don't work in that particular piece of writing. ... Find a couple of people you trust, and when they finish reading ask for their immediate response "not just whether they liked it, but how it made them feel. ... Proven Tactics for Effective Self-Editing Scene resolution To be sure you haven't left any unresolved plot lines dangling, try going through your writing and making a graph of your story line like the one below. ...

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