EDITING CHECKLIST (STORY)

NOTES:
CHAPTER/
CHECK FOR...
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weak opening ______________________
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weak ending ______________________
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lack of story development ______________________
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lack of character development
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lack of world development ______________________
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too much information ______________________
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missing or insufficient information ______________________
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pacing problems - too slow ______________________
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pacing problems - too fast
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illogical / unconvincing behaviour ______________________
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lack of character motivation ______________________
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confusing description of action ______________________
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confusing description of thoughts / emotions ______________________
confusing description of setting ______________________
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timeline errors / anachronisms ______________________
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world / setting errors ______________________
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inconsistencies in character appearance ______________________
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unresolved plot threads
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EDITING CHECKLIST (TEXT)
WORDS / PHRASES THAT I
CHAPTER/
CHECK FOR... FREQUENTLY REPEAT:
PAGE NO.

unnecessary repetition of words or phrases ______________________

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misspelt words or phrases ______________________
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repetitive sentence length ______________________
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repetitive sentence structure ______________________
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unclear sentences / passages
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inconsistencies in tense ______________________
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ambiguous pronouns ______________________
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inconsistencies in use of names and titles ______________________
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ambiguous dialogue tags
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inconsistencies in formatting dialogue ______________________
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inconsistencies in formatting thoughts ______________________

inconsistencies in capitalisation
WORDS / PHRASES THAT I
FREQUENTLY MISSPELL:
missing sections

inconsistencies in voice and tone ______________________

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inconsistencies in settings ______________________
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inconsistencies in point of view ______________________
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awkward sentences ______________________
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misused words
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