Self-Editing Short Fiction: The Four-Pass Revision Framework

Developmental review, pacing trims, dialogue sharpening, and line polish.

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Pass 1: Story Arc and Structural Logic

Evaluating whether the central conflict resolves and if any scenes fail to advance the core stakes.

Pass 4: Word Economy and Line Trimming

Hunting down filler words (just, very, really, suddenly) and tightening sentence structures.


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