Quick ways to improve your manuscript in 1 session | Self-edit to remove filler words from your book

Today we will give your book its first pass-through and get it in better shape. Not perfect. But better. Remove filler words I’ve curated this list from so many different sources over the years. So none of this is from my brain, at one time or another an editor, writing friend, critique partner, a teacher told me to look for and remove these words and now I am passing them on to you: Just a bit almost wonder notice realize very shrugged really smile/smirk/grin had been nearly began/begun seemingly somewhat as if Felt feel (find a better word) See look/looked hear Search for common misspellings and replace them with the correct ones Teh *listening to the ms word read-aloud can help A LOT with these! Check for consistency of your made-up words and titles You should know how to spell the species name for your characters. And their unique names. Check. Also, if you changed the name from Peter to John while drafting search for Peter, Pete, Pet, Pte, etc. to remove that. Remember the Dwigt from The Office? Don’t be a Dwigt. See self-editing isn’t so bad. You can do this. Those plot holes though, watch out! Join this channel to get access to perks: /channel/UCjvBO4kjuBSYe6Bi3RYQAQA/join Music from: Wondershare Filmora Sounds: "Something Cheer You Up" How You Can Support This Channel and My Work: 👍Like, Subscribe, and Comment on this video! ✉️Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/52c7cd246b5b/authoryourambition ➕Follow me on my other channels: FB | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads https://www.facebook.com/1mkwilliams/ https://twitter.com/1mkwilliams https://www.instagram.com/1mkwilliams/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14420756.M_K_Williams ☕️Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/1mkwilliams 📚Check out my books and purchase them or request them at your library: https://1mkwilliams.com or https://payhip.com/MKWilliamsPublishingLLC Author Your Ambition Merch on Etsy: 📖https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuthorYourAmbition Need help with your book? 📞You can actually do 1-on-1 coaching with me, learn more about the services available here: https://calendly.com/1mkwilliamsauthor/author-coach-consultation Need help with your author business? 📈 You can book time with me to go over your author business and overcome your current roadblocks: https://calendly.com/1mkwilliamsauthor/author-biz Partnership Opportunities: Interested in working together to collaborate on an upcoming video? Let's connect: http://authoryourambition.com/partnership-opportunities/ DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you, but it can help me continue to create and put out more content. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!

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