I have personal experience with Sarah as "the editor that suggests cutting." Her most effective comment was "this is beautifully written, but doesn't advance (and slows down) the story." I saved those chunks elsewhere. Once I went full into slash and dash mode, I cut 20k words. It was like reorganizing and cleaning out the closet. Call me crazy, but it was actually fun watching my word count go down. Thank you, Sarah!
I have personal experience with Sarah as "the editor that suggests cutting." Her most effective comment was "this is beautifully written, but doesn't advance (and slows down) the story." I saved those chunks elsewhere. Once I went full into slash and dash mode, I cut 20k words. It was like reorganizing and cleaning out the closet. Call me crazy, but it was actually fun watching my word count go down. Thank you, Sarah!