Editing Tips for Underwriters | When Your Book Is Too Short

What do you do if your novel is too short? How do you add more to a book? You're done with NaNo and you have 50K--but you need 30K more. I'm sharing tips for what to do if you are an underwriter/lean drafter.

Sorry for how long this one is... I tried to include examples, but also ultimately it's hard to discuss structure without getting too deep into structure!

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03:37 All A Plot, Lacking B Plot?
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12:17 Complicating Characters
14:43 Skipping "Boring" Scenes
17:20 Lacking Description
21:11 Starting in the Wrong Place
23:07 Act 2 Light On Setbacks
25:46 Rushed Midpoint to Climax
26:44 Ending is Rushed
27:44 What is Confusing?
30:25 Narration Overabundance
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