10% Solution Cheat Sheet

To find your word count:
1. Click Tools.
2. Click Word Count.
3. Write down how many words your document is.
4. Subtract 10%. The total is your goal (Draft 2 = Draft 1 – 10%).
5. Write down your goal. Meet or exceed it – don’t settle for close.
To perform the 10% Solution:
1. Click Edit.
2. Click Find.
3. Enter syllable you are searching for.
For each syllable you search for, ask…
1. Keep it?
2. Cut it?
3. Change it?
**Remember that cutting or changing may require changing other things as well – see the big picture.
Syllables to search for:
-ly of that
pronouns: I, he, she, etc. -ion was
were very about
-ing By Insert your problem word:
And (case sensitive) But (case sensitive) Because (Case sensitive)