Struggling with story-level revisions on your novel? You’re not alone. Your draft is a ball of character creations, setting details, and plot points that are woven together to create your story, so when you try to revise it feels like chaos—no clear starting or ending point. This is what makes developmental or story-level editing so difficult. One change could send the whole thing into a frenzied knot. It’s overwhelming, and to be honest, most writers decide to wipe out a couple of words, push some punctuation, and call revisions done. It makes sense. It’s hard. But what if you had a tool to help? A book map to guide you. To allow you to follow those threads without untangling everything.
Read MoreThere is a level of organization and consistency that writers don’t think about in the initial sweep of words. And you shouldn’t, it’s too early. But eventually, you realize that there is some tracking that’s needed. This tracking can save you time and embarrassment. So don’t make avoidable mistakes in your writing. Use a style sheet to self-edit.
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