Links and Tips for NaNoEdMo
February 10th 2010 19:46
NaNoEdMo is less than three weeks away. That means you'd best brush up on your editing skills now. If you wait until March, you'll lose precious editing time then.
Here are a few tips and links that will make life during EdMo easier:
Read Holly Lisle's article How to Revise a Novel and have a look at the One Pass Revision workshop. As I mentioned before, I'm currently working through Holly's course How to Revise Your Novel (veeeery slowly) and I think her advice on novel revision is excellent. Even if you don't agree with her, you're bound to find some useful tips for your own revision process here
If you'd rather have short, pithy advice, check out Darcy Pattison's 30 One-Minute Tips for Strengthening Your Novel. As the title suggests, these revision tips are short - an ideal pointer in the right direction when you're stuck with a specific element of your novel.
Dianna over at Fictional Worlds is planning to do an editing workshop in March. If you find you need a bit more guidance and a close-knit group of writers around you, you might find it there. Head over to the Organization Workshop Intro to get a messy story in shape for editing.
Every writer has a different process. As with all writing advice, you'll have to find out for yourself what works for you. Some writers are happy with a one pass novel revision, others want to improve their story gradually.
No matter to which group you belong, don't forget that you want to be published. Put your readers first, give them what they want. That may be all the editing advice you need.
Here are a few tips and links that will make life during EdMo easier:
Read Holly Lisle's article How to Revise a Novel and have a look at the One Pass Revision workshop. As I mentioned before, I'm currently working through Holly's course How to Revise Your Novel (veeeery slowly) and I think her advice on novel revision is excellent. Even if you don't agree with her, you're bound to find some useful tips for your own revision process here
If you'd rather have short, pithy advice, check out Darcy Pattison's 30 One-Minute Tips for Strengthening Your Novel. As the title suggests, these revision tips are short - an ideal pointer in the right direction when you're stuck with a specific element of your novel.
Dianna over at Fictional Worlds is planning to do an editing workshop in March. If you find you need a bit more guidance and a close-knit group of writers around you, you might find it there. Head over to the Organization Workshop Intro to get a messy story in shape for editing.
Every writer has a different process. As with all writing advice, you'll have to find out for yourself what works for you. Some writers are happy with a one pass novel revision, others want to improve their story gradually.
No matter to which group you belong, don't forget that you want to be published. Put your readers first, give them what they want. That may be all the editing advice you need.
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Comment by Dianna G
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Fictional Worlds
Great links and thanks for the link love
I kind of wanted to do Holly's course on revision, but didn't have the money... maybe next time. Good to know that you're liking it.
~Dianna
Comment by Sonya 1
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Fingers crossed you'll have the funds to take the revision course - it's absolutely worth it.