Don't Be Redundant

Talking about editing and revisions, yesterday I revised a paragraph that wasn’t even touched by my editor. Sure it looked good already, the wording worked and the meaning was clear, but when I read it this time, something hit me. There were two adjacent sentences saying the same thing but in a different way. And I have learned not to hit your readers over the head in an effort to get them to picture whatever it is that you want them to picture. So I deleted the redundant sentence, and then I found myself rewriting the whole paragraph. At first it’s frustrating, but it’s still fun. And as long as it is, I’m going to keep on writing. It’s a good thing THE VASE is getting published to make it all worthwhile. Can’t wait for my other books to get published, too.