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Q&A How can I trim my word count and still be proud of what I've written?

Don't cut down, restart from scratch and build up. You've already done the major work. So, write a summary for your 3000 word document. Summarize the 3 most important points that you want someon...

posted 5y ago by ShadoCat‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ShadoCat‭ · 2019-12-08T11:20:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
 **Don't cut down, restart from scratch and build up.** You've already done the major work.

So, write a summary for your 3000 word document.

Summarize the 3 most important points that you want someone to get out of it (or even the 1 most important point).

Start with a sentence. Then write a paragraph. Then flesh it out more. Repeat that last step as often as necessary to get the word count you want; each time adding more detail.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-15T18:53:27Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 1