This is so helpful! I come from a writing & speaking background professionally and just completed my first novel, so my editing process is to make an audio of each chapter and then listen to it as if I am completely new to it. I can hear what needs to change with the pacing and whether there are any repetitive words etc. I literally did …
This is so helpful! I come from a writing & speaking background professionally and just completed my first novel, so my editing process is to make an audio of each chapter and then listen to it as if I am completely new to it. I can hear what needs to change with the pacing and whether there are any repetitive words etc. I literally did this for every chapter six times and even now, as I am sending out queries, I am still finding things to change! Believe it or not, for me it is great to know that if I make it through the goal post of finding an agent, there is just more editing in my future...I can just settle down in my editing traces and accept this as (a huge) part of the process, and stop imagining they will magically disappear! Thank you!
This is so helpful! I come from a writing & speaking background professionally and just completed my first novel, so my editing process is to make an audio of each chapter and then listen to it as if I am completely new to it. I can hear what needs to change with the pacing and whether there are any repetitive words etc. I literally did this for every chapter six times and even now, as I am sending out queries, I am still finding things to change! Believe it or not, for me it is great to know that if I make it through the goal post of finding an agent, there is just more editing in my future...I can just settle down in my editing traces and accept this as (a huge) part of the process, and stop imagining they will magically disappear! Thank you!