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Chapter 12 of 19
Editing is a second writing
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  • How you choose what to keep, and why it is not the best ones
  • The test that says whether an image is load-bearing or decorative
  • How much time this phase actually asks for
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Editing is a
second writing

“The eye should learn to listen before it looks.”Robert Frank

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