# Tips for Writing More Concise?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-writing-more-concise/745541>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 8, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-writing-more-concise/745541 "2016-02-08T16:17:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-writing-more-concise/745541/21 "2016-02-09T19:26:51Z")

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Edit your own work before you send it to her. Maybe she sees her job as more of a copyeditor, and wants the material you turn in to be in nearly publishable form? When you finish something set it aside for at least a few hours, then read it with fresh eyes and it’ll be easier to see what you can cut.

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