Are you worried that your novel contains too many adverbs or too much white space or lacks the proper rhythm?
Despair no more. Joy Lazendorfer writes on how you can use math to edit your novel in a piece featured on McSweeney’s.
With scissors, cut out all unique words used in the novel. Put these words in a bowl of water for three minutes. Words that do not float should be removed from the text immediately.
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