I was in a game where the GM had clearly stated that it would be focused on stealth and political intrigue, and my friend still insisted on playing a barbarian professional wrestler. Before the GM could say no, the bard said “I can play your intro music!”

So much for that!

“And most importantly, never ever deep fry your fireworks!”

Remember when corporations wanted to throw people in prison for downloading a single song from Napster? And now they’re downloading everything ever and we’re just supposed to look the other way?

“Hey you two, get a room! And a nice lamp and a couple of nightstands!”

Oh, thank you so much! That’s so nice to hear. 😊 And thanks for sharing!

Yeah, sentence by sentence is a lot for a whole book. It’s much easier for short stories. Paragraphs should still be really helpful. Even scene by scene is good, if you just want to focus on making sure every scene has a purpose and connection to the theme.

I’ve done sentence by sentence editing. It’s a good way to focus on small details like spelling and grammar. When you edit forward, you can get caught up in the story, and it’s easy to skip over mistakes.
Going backwards breaks the immersion and makes it easier to avoid getting distracted.

At least you know we’re real people! Beep boop blorp.