In high school, my creative writing teacher used to say, "you'll toss 80% of what you write." I used to wonder how many words I'd have to write, to write a 100,000 word book.
He also said, "Show, don't tell."
Another bit of advice when editing is eliminating unneeded words. "You can say more with less."
Writers:
What advice can you add about cutting the fat with your words?
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