What one agent last spring described, but I couldn't understand or find his technical term online, was clarified bright as day by 2nd agent this past weekend. :-) and another :-) Best yet, it's really an easy editing fix--a technique problem. So far I'm pushing through the new edits with speed that amazes me.
In case you're wondering. In the past, I've put on tags of narrative clarification at the end of paragraphs unconsciously. Things that I've already put into the action/behavior etc. I trained myself out of those. Yes, you can hear the pat on my back...
BUT this agent's line by line edit showed me that I was also doing it within the blasted paragraphs. A physical showing of what the first agent was trying to tell me. Bottom line? Trust my writing and cut the followup or over done parts.
Problem? I fear this is so ingrained that with every manuscript I work on in the future it will still need a special edit read to yank those g** d*** suckers out of there.
Now, I'm watching word count drop, but I'm also leaving room for new action, new tells that are different and more fun to read and to write.
Good writing all!
