cidneyswanson

YA Author of SAVING MARS (SCBWI Spark Honor Book 2014/Kirkus,starred) & The Ripple Series. I geek on space & ballet & Shakespeare!

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[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

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[G. S. Jennsen @GSJennsen]

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[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

I can’t help but take these. Every. Time. (Scored 17/17 on "Order It: The "sermons in stones" speech") https://t.co/PpVdWm1Z2e

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

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[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

please and thank you https://t.co/i2mx5rnKhr

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

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[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

@susanuhlig Same here! Any time I write something like “her breath caught” or “his stomach knotted,” it’s a sure sign I need to dig deeper. And then my word count gets high….😅

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

Like most writerly types, I am wordy. Verbose. When two words will suffice, I am likely to use twenty-six. Or two hundred. Or two thousand. (See what I did there?) (And here?) I have a way of tidying up these (unnecessary) words that I’ve never heard anyone else suggest.

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

The amazing thing is that even when I’m sure a manuscript is tight, tight, tight, I can always find words I don’t need. The end result is a manuscript that is tighter, lighter, and cheaper to turn into a book. Yay! (Want deets? See my latest blog post.)

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

Though I always try to remove the deadweight during one of the final revisions, I will often find myself with a larger word count than is ideal. Here’s how I tackle it: by deciding what final word count would make me happy, and evenly removing the words from each page.

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

This really hit home for me at a recent writing retreat, where an agent and an editor were both commenting on how they feel pressure to keep word counts low because of spiraling printing costs. (This would affect audiobook production as well, obviously. And copy and line edits.

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

A little bardly fun courtesy The Folger: I scored 9/9 in "Quiz: Stage directions in Shakespeare plays" 😅https://t.co/8rs6yUBd6n

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

Current vibe, Florida v Oregon. Also super bummed for all trying to fly today. I got here under the wire at midnight. Yikes! @ EPCOT https://t.co/sxQ3zI1ve9

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Happy New Coat! *feeling very seen by whoever designed this https://t.co/tgCd6rN0vY

[cidneyswanson @cidneyswanson]

Stash of TJs Xmas treats NOT out of control. I can stop anytime I want. Or … you know, when they run out.😆 🤶 🎄 🎅🏽 https://t.co/6GEkjHWOyv