Revision and Editing the Two Headed Shoulder Vulture
March is Revising and Editing Month at the Writers Chat Room.
I believe you cannot do a revision without doing some editing. I think the two actions are symbiotic.
Mostly.
At the end of the re-writes, the cuts and the spelling corrections and picking at nits, a writer ends up in full-on edit mode. But this full-on mode happens at the end.
Then you get to work on your submission packet.
Pure editing, to me, is when a publisher or a paid editor or close friend begins to read your work. Of course, an editor’s suggestions might send you back into the revision phase again.
I hope you’ll come to chat and share your feelings on the twin monsters named Editor and Revisor. We should talk about the differences. I will be leaning on my Long Ridge Course Material and Understanding the Difference between Revising and Editing and Why You Need Both.
Next Sunday marks the beginning of our editing/revision month.
If you like a group experience I recommend becoming a participant in NaNoEdMo. (EdMo)
The site has pre-EdMo checklists. In March it allows you to upload the number of hours you have spent with your chosen Editing Project. The goal of EdMo is to log 50 hours by the end of the month and they have articles, boards and even a chat room to keep you motivated.
Our running topic for March will be Revision & Editing. We will sort out the difference between Revision and Editing and address techniques and forms of editing.
If you haven’t looked at your NaNoWriMo project March is a great time to drag it out of your document files and blow the electrons off.
• DECIDE what project to work on in March
• REREAD your novel or other large writing project
• NOTE big-picture and other changes (but not line edits)
• READ an article on editing (or two or three) from our archives
• STRATEGIZE your rewrites on the manuscript
• GET READY to start self-editing as of midnight March 1st!
Amber Michelle Cook
Drop by on Sunday February 24th and we can chat about choosing a project to edit. 7PM ET at The Writers Chat Room.
What Comes Next?
We have talked about our audience and the various Romance genres and sub-genres. What do you do after you've written and targeted a romance type story?
Join us on Sunday at 7PM and we will talk about the next part of our adventure.
Novels of this type of genre fiction place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." ... A thriving genre of works conventionally referred to as "romance novels" existed in ancient Greece.
