UNIFY the manuscript during the revision. Unify means to make something cohesive. How do you make a first draft cohesive? Well, in my case, I went on quite a few tangents during my writing. I didn't know where I was going (pantser here) and so I threw out a number of possible plot lines, themes, and so on. Now I have to look at that hot mess and take out those things that do not tell my story. I have to make sure every word adds to the overall theme and plot - that characters are consistent to their own personalities and the changes that they may go through. I need to make all the elements of the story stick together.
C0 (together) hesive (stickability). Uni (one) fy (to make)
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Thanks, Jan, for sharing the way you sew the pieces of your story together. Each part is important, but what's even more important is the whole story itself. It's a bit like a musical piece in that sense. Each instrument is important and has a role to play, but you don't get a full, rich piece unless all of the instruments are playing in a unified way.
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