After a general revision of my manuscript – where I wanted to make sure that the story, plot and characters made sense – I’ve started a new round of more in depth revision/editing of my writing. To be honest, I wasn’t actually looking to this stage. I still have memories of endless rounds of editingContinue reading “Editing methods”
Category Archives: editing
People revising your manuscript
My previous post was published more than 3 months ago. I remember telling myself: I won’t distract myself from any other kind of writing until I have my current first manuscript ready. I originally targeted to finish it by January and Look! we’re almost in the middle of the year. Sigh… It took longer thanContinue reading “People revising your manuscript”
One paragraph at a time in a never ending editing process
Numerous rounds of editing and revision come after finishing the first manuscript, and they can become endless. They are not the nicest part of writing a book, at least not for me.
Reviewing, plotting and just writing
Why would I need to be either a plotter or a pantser? Why I had to decide between editing while writing or editing everything at the end? My search to find the right methodology
Book review: On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
I really enjoyed the book. Even if I don’t intend to write a non-fiction book, it still had plenty of useful advice, useful not only for non-fictional writers but also for fictional writers. Check some of the best advice I was able to get from this book
The diaries of the happy writer 