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Checklist for REWRITING

2/10/2011

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Here are some good ideas that I ran across in my reading. You might find them helpful. 1. Beginnings and Endings

-Does the first line capture the reader's attention?
-Does the paragraph paint a well framed picture?
-Does the paragraph "sing" from start to finish?
-Does the paragraph have good descriptions?
-Show! Are the descriptions vivid and specific? Do you touch the senses?
-Do you make the characters 'live?"

2. Dialogue

-Does the dialogue advance the story?
-Is each character unique?

3. Story

-Is there a pull that makes the reader want to know more?
-Is the conflict worth being in YOUR story?

4. Images

-Have you painted a picture with your story that draws the viewer into the story?
-Do you make readers wish they had painted the picture that you painted in your story?

5. Ownership

-Whose story is it anyway?
-What is the point of view?
-Does the style fit the story?
-Does the story flow from beginning to end?

6. Theme

-What is the subject or theme of the Story?
-Why is this story important?
-Do you need to take out the trash in the story? (clutter)

7. The Final Vote

-Does the title fit the story?
-Is the length appropriate for the story?
-Are the sentences and paragraphs interesting?
-Do the verbs show action?
-Are there words that do not belong? (pet words, cliches, adverbs or adjectives that do not belong)
-Are the words visual?
-Did you have the work proofed for consistency, punctuation, and spelling?



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