
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.
Episodes
How to Use Revision Tools Like the Story Authority You Already Are with Brannan Sirratt

Ask This Question When You’re Overwhelmed by Your Story

How Multiple Layers of Editing Combine to Perfect Your Story (with Cathryn deVries and Kim Kessler)

What Is a Manuscript Evaluation? (And Do You Need One?)

Scene Workshop: Hook Your Readers in Chapter One with Cathryn deVries

The Unskippable Process to Create Unputdownable Books

How to Edit Your Novel When Disaster Strikes

How Taylor Jenkins Reid Crafts an Exceptional Opening Scene

2 “Showing” and "Telling" Ways to Convey Time Passing in Your Novel

3 “Telling” Ways to Convey Time Passing in Your Novel

Why You Must Show Time Passing in Your Novel

When Should You Practice, and When Should You Publish?

You Can't Skip Learning How to Write a Novel. Here's Why

4 Tips for Your First Time Working With an Editor

4 Tips to Find the Right Editor for Your Novel

Why Writers Resist Measuring Their Craft (And Why You Shouldn’t)

The Pros and Cons of Group Coaching for Writers

5 Steps to Edit the Second Draft of a Novel

Why a Page One Rewrite Is Actually Worth Celebrating

What It REALLY Means to Make Progress Editing Your Novel

The Most Joyful Editing Feedback I Ever Give

The Top 5 Lessons From Year 1 of Building My Editing Business

The Top 5 Editing Tips From Your Next Draft in 2023

My Biggest Takeaway From Coaching Writers in 2023

How to Make Sure Even Your "Slow" Scenes Keep Your Readers Hooked
