Your Next Draft
Your Next Draft is the fiction writer's guide to developmental editing. What do you do after your first draft? How do you flesh out flat characters, fill in plot holes, and hook your readers from the first page to the last? What does editing a novel even mean? Developmental editor and book coach Alice Sudlow answers all these questions and more. Each week, she shares the editing strategies she's using with her one-on-one clients so you can put them to use in your own novel. Tune in for tips, tools, and step-by-step guides for the novel editing process.
Your Next Draft
What It REALLY Means to Make Progress Editing Your Novel
Editing progress doesn’t always look like you’d expect. Here’s how to recognize it.
If your editing is going great, you’ll enjoy this episode. Honestly, though, if editing feels like the worst thing in the world right now, you’ll love this episode even more.
Here’s what’s in store: How do you know whether you’re really making progress editing your novel?
In the episode, you’ll learn:
- Why editing progress does NOT look like what you might expect
- What counts as editing progress
- The two things that DON’T count as progress
- And more!
If you’re feeling stuck, stagnant, or overwhelmed, don’t miss this episode.
I hope it gives you just the boost you need to start this year of writing and editing strong.
One more thing: This year, I’m moving Your Next Draft to a biweekly podcasting schedule. Rather than sharing a new episode every week, I’ll have a new episode every other week.
I’m making this shift to allow me to spend more time with my editing clients. You’ll still get to hear from me on the podcast! I’ll still be sharing the same actionable editing content designed to help you navigate your own novel editing process.
It’ll just be every other week rather than every week.
To hear more about this shift, check out the episode.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Join my email list for weekly editing tips: alicesudlow.com/sceneworksheet
- Join my waitlist and be the first to know about my openings for new editing clients: alicesudlow.com/waitlist
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