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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/49038
License name: CC BY-SA 4.0
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I am an aspiring author, trying to get my 80,000-word traditionally published, though I will self-publish it if that doesn't work out.[this](https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2017/02/18/avoid-overwriting/) article suggests that we avoid it altogether.

I've used Microsoft Word's clarity and conciseness tool to refine words like _have to_ to _must_. However, I noticed that some things were over-described or a little repetitive, and I tried to fix that as best I could. My novel has already been developmentally and copy-edited on a pro-bono basis, and I revised it according to their feedback and suggestions.

I don't know if this would make me look lazy, but what if I made that look intentional by making my main character say in the present tense something like,

' Sorry if that last part was a little too long. I tend to think and self-reflect a lot. That's how I write in my diary, though.

I recently joined an online marketplace for writers, designers, and marketers, called Reedsy, to collaborate on a professional level. One proofreader who had read the excerpt said that although it was interesting, they felt it was a little overwritten. Another person said that the novel was too early in its stages for their services. However, I also received some positive feedback, as well.

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