Your self-assessment results are in.
You struggle the most with…
Revisions
Keep scrolling to learn how we can help you grow in this area.
Why You (Probably) Struggle with Revisions
First drafts are a honeymoon of inspiration and discovery.
Second and third drafts require you to come face-to-face with your poor writing.
When you reach this stage, you find yourself wishing you knew how to…
Accurately identify your story’s problems.
Handle the massive editing process.
Actually enjoy revising your book.
These issues point to one conclusion:
You need a better strategy.
The Core Truth You Need to Embrace
You won’t succeed at the editing process until you approach it intentionally with a time-tested method.
You need checklists of mistakes to look for, partners who can help you catch anything you miss, and enough knowledge to fix all the problems you uncover.
Just winging it or going solo will stress you out.
If you want to become more deft at revising your story, recognize that your current strategy is ineffective and needs changing.
How to Embrace This Truth
Our Top Resource Recommendations
Over the past several years, we’ve compiled a wide range of material on this subject. Browse the following suggestions to see which items fill your current needs.
Self-Editing Tool
Style E-book
Audience Guide
Peruse Our Blog Posts on Revisions
Other Recommended Resources
We didn’t create these resources ourselves, but we highly recommend them.
Editing Book
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
By Renni Browne
Skills Book
Techniques of the Selling Writer
By Dwight Swain
Reference Guide
Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
By Kathy Ide
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