Unlock the Hidden Secrets to Transforming Your Novel from Good to Unforgettable
Your question is a common one—how to tackle revising your novel. There are several ways to do that, just as there are several ways to generate your first draft.
First, a quick note on how to revise your novel without feeling overwhelmed. My general strategy is this:
- Make a written document that tells what changes I’m going to make without actually making any changes. This gives me a chance to think strategically about my revisions.
- Once I have a written plan for my revisions, I plunge in and actually start making changes. But I do this on a copy of the first draft, so I can always get back to the original if the revisions turn out bad.
Now before we talk about how to revise your novel, let’s review some basics on how we write first drafts, because there are a number of ways to do that. The method you choose will affect how you later tackle revisions.
