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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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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Rebecca Klempner
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Yeah, body language like that--that's one solution. And you can often just take one exchange in the dialogue and shift it to being said by the main character's buddy instead of them.

Also, as I said, sometimes, you just cut the character from the scene.
In response to CharleneEllen.
10:20 AM - Jul 12, 2023
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