Congrats! You’ve just finished your novel. Now, you have to edit it. Kill talking heads syndrome, show instead of tell, work out plot holes—the works. Where to begin? Fortunately, I have a little acronym that is going to be very useful for eliminating talking heads syndrome and helps writers show more instead of tell in their writing.
Here is a little sample of writing that is going to need some major editing:
“Dance with me.”
“You mean slow dance? With our bodies pressed close to each other and everything?”
