If there’s one thing in the writing community that seems to cause overwhelm and confusion, it’s self-editing one’s manuscript.
Many new writers have the false belief that the first draft of their story is supposed to be publication ready, clean of errors and a gripping read—a home run, a slam dunk, a touchdown (plenty of sports analogies for you to pick).
Let me squash that belief right now.
Dead.
Like a bug.
Your draft is just that, a draft, the first writing of your story with your inner editor turned off. Some people call it [Read more…] about A Checklist of 10 Basic Steps for Self-Editing Fiction