Kaelah Steenstra

When you realize you need to delete 700 words because it was all pre pre pre setup 😅

I know this is a common writing habit, easing into the story before it actually begins. I thought I had gotten better at it, but apparently not quite.
So yes, I cut 700 words. And honestly, the story is stronger for it.
�But it still stings a little.

There is something about deleting your own work that never fully gets easy, even when you know it is the right call.

The difference now is my mindset. I am not holding onto words just because I wrote them. I care more about the story being as strong as it can be.

I have definitely grown into a much more decisive editor, maybe even a bit ruthless.

But I am curious, how do you handle cutting your work to make it better?

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Hi, I’m K.B. Steenstra. I’m a writer trying to get my books into your hands and I’m about to query my YA sci-fi novel.

In an empire that rewrites time to create an illusion of peace, a young empress must choose: preserve its lie or risk her empires collapse.

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