Rebecca Klempner
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This is a post for #writers about #editing .

Today, I would like to discuss the biggest issue in one of the manuscripts I'm currently editing for a client. It involves an important aspect of coherence: tracking characters through space & time.

Goal: helping #authors with their #writing & #revising .
06:35 PM - Jul 06, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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In response to Rebecca Klempner.
Imagine a #Scene in which two #characters stroll across town and enter a house to ask a friend some questions--but from the moment the friend starts talking, only one of the two initial characters participates in the convo.
THIS IS A PROBLEM.
06:37 PM - Jul 06, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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In response to Rebecca Klempner.
If you introduce a character to a scene, make sure that the character is still participating in that scene the whole way through or their departure is explained. It can be useful, also, to ask yourself, "Is this character really necessary to the action in the scene?" Maybe they should be cut.
06:39 PM - Jul 06, 2023
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CharleneEllen
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In response to Rebecca Klempner.
Agree. Possible solutions if they are needed: 3rd char is a distraction to one of the others merely by their actions (snooping, fidgeting, etc).
12:28 PM - Jul 11, 2023
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