Give
Yourself Time:
Editing is not a rush job, it takes time, if you give
yourself a week per chapter and like me have 60, that brings you to February
2022 (started in April 2021). Take the time, do the best job you can do, before
sending it to the beta readers.
Grab
your reader from the start:
Ensure that your novel, your plot grabs your reader
from the very beginning, don’t take three pages, two pages etc., to get into
the story, your novel should grab the reader straight away.
Grammar:
You do not need to focus on this until you have looked
through the whole thing and fixed plot, character arc’s etc., of course if you
are reading through it and notice the glaring grammar mistakes, then make a
note to fix it when you are typing the second draft.
Give
the work to beta readers who are not related to you:
This is to ensure that you get back proper feedback.
You might think that your family or partner, or friends could be unbiased, but
that isn’t always the case, they don’t want to hurt your feelings, they want
you to believe you are the best, so they might innocently tell you everything
is awesome, when it isn’t really.
Gadgets:
Make sure that all tech, science, and gadgets in your novel are appropriate for
your time, or what you have told readers is appropriate for your world.
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Oh yes, about gadgets, so fun in movies to see anachronisms! Same in novels ;)
ReplyDeleteQuilting Patchwork & Appliqué
I know right, that's what made me think of it lol
DeleteAll great advice for editing a novel - before it is published rather than anguishing afterwards. Your time line for a first round of editing is practical. Each subsequent edit should take less time (in a perfect world). Best of success to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gail.
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