Juvenescence with Leah McLaren

Juvenescence with Leah McLaren

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Juvenescence with Leah McLaren
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edit note to self: part 2
Memoir Club

edit note to self: part 2

finessing, tinkering and why perfection really is the sworn arch enemy of the good

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Last week in part one of my Memoir Club essay on self-editing, I outlined the five simple steps of my own process. Today I’m going to explain precisely how they all work together and how you can employ this simple method to not only improve your own work but ensure that it sings off the page.

To reiterate, the five steps are:

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