![]() I do this on a Kindle, so I can’t edit as I go: I have to live with the crap writing. You want to see it fresh, as a reader would. Now, with your edit letter in mind, go ahead and reread your book in a new format. Writers tend to be so close to their story, knowing characters and settings inside and out, they kind of don’t notice that the crucial details they know off-by-heart haven’t actually made it into the text.) Think: but I already wrote the thing that they’re telling me to add!!! Maybe you did – in your head. Think about why your editor (or, you know, you) raised those points. Go for a walk (unless you have already used your government ration that day). Supplies: highlighters, Post-its, black and red ink pens (or colours of your choice), record cards, Blu Tack, printed manuscript, Kindle or ereader (optional), edit letter (if you have one, or your own notes on what things you want/need/don’t want but have to change), Save the Cat Beat Sheet (Elizabeth Davis - Google it), notepad. ![]() Gather your chocolate and your tissues and your booze: you’re about to edit a book. How to edit crib sheet by Harriet Reuter Hapgood ![]()
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