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Polishing

So how does one polish a manuscript? That’s going to be different for every writer but this is how I do it. I’m a pantser so my drafts go something like this. Draft 1. Way too short and messy but gets the bones of the story down. Draft 2. Takes those...

Almost

Heading into the home run of the structural part of my revision. A few scenes to reslant to make sure all the new threads are lining up, a few new bits to write and then it will be done. I think it works but I’m at the point right now where I have no idea...

Re-visioning

>Given that I have revisions on the brain right now, I thought I’d talk a bit about them. I’ve probably done so before but hey, I can’t remember right now (revision brain strikes!).In general, I think writers fall into two camps. There are those...

Examining no

While I’m still thinking about revisions, here’s some thoughts on feedback and critiquing. I think feedback and critiquing are vital as long as they come at the right part of the process for you (which is something you need to work out). These days I need...

Making it shiny

Comments are starting to come back from crit partners and betas so my mind is turning back to the book. I’ll get Miriam’s comments later today but she’s given it the tick of approval (not that the tick of approval means no more work needed lol). So...

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