Your Next Draft
Supporting fiction writers doing the hard work of revising unputdownable novels. The novel editing process is the creative crucible where you discover the story you truly want to tell—and it can present some of the most challenging moments on your writing journey.
Developmental editor and book coach Alice Sudlow will be your companion through the mess and magic of revision. You’ll get inspired by interviews with authors, editors, and coaches sharing their revision processes; gain practical tips from Alice’s editing practice; and hear what real revision truly requires as Alice workshops scenes-in-progress with writers.
It’s all a quest to discover: How do you figure out what your story is truly about? How do you determine what form that story should take? And once you do, how do you shape the hundreds of thousands of words you've written into the story’s most refined and powerful form?
If you’ve written a draft—or three—but are still searching for your story’s untapped potential, this is the podcast for you. Together, let’s dig into the difficult and delightful work of editing your next draft.
Your Next Draft
7 More Speedy Strategies to Edit Your Novel Faster
Writing your book doesn't have to take forever. Editing your book doesn't have to take forever.
And in this episode, the fourth and final installment of our speedy writing and editing series, you'll learn seven strategies to make your editing process more efficient so you can finish your next draft—and then your next book—faster.
We'll cover:
- How to make sure the changes you're making to your novel will work—before you edit a single word.
- Why taking extra time to practice the skill of editing one scene will have an outsized impact on your whole editing process.
- Why making reading a regular part of your life will help you edit faster and more effectively.
Want more speedy tips? Check out episode 6 of the podcast for three more strategies to edit your novel faster. And check out episode 4 and episode 5 for tips on how to finish your first draft faster. Hint: these tips will be helpful in your editing process, too!
Plus, get a quick-reference list of all ten speedy editing strategies by going to alicesudlow.com/editfast.
And if you’d like expert editing support that will help you finish your next draft so much faster, I’d love to help. Send me a note at alice@alicesudlow.com and tell me about your book!
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Find me on Instagram and Facebook
- Hire me to edit your book: alicesudlow.com/contact or alice@alicesudlow.com
- Get your guide to all ten editing strategies: alicesudlow.com/editfast
- Episode 2: How Many Drafts Does it Take to Edit a Book?
- Episode 3: How to Figure Out Which Draft You're Writing: First Draft, Second Draft, and More
- Episode 4: 10 Productivity Tips to Finish Writing Your First Draft Faster
- Episode 5: 11 Creativity Tips to Finish Writing Your First Draft Faster
- Episode 6: 3 Speedy Strategies to Edit Your Novel Faster
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