“Unlocking the Secrets of Revision: What Your First Draft is Really Hiding!”
Editing is complex. And editing the second draft is different from writing the first draft because you already know where you are going with the story and how the story ends.
You probably already have the main three-act structure written. You’ve decided on the conflict and resolution. You have created your hero’s journey, your main characters, and the hard choices your protagonist needs to face.
You wrote your first draft.
Sure, it might be messy, and you might change some of those major elements along the way when writing the second draft. But the core of your story is already on the page.