I simply do one revision after another. The first revision is just a read-through. The second revision is a hunt for mistakes and inconsistencies. From there, I do a revision at 200%, then another at 50%, to trick my eyes. Then I print it out and do a revision with that. Then I read it out loud. Then I keep revising - from front to back - until I finally feel like it's ready. Then I finally turn it over to a pro editor. After that, I really have to fight the urge to revise again. Because that's when the sneaky little typos make their appearance.
I simply do one revision after another. The first revision is just a read-through. The second revision is a hunt for mistakes and inconsistencies. From there, I do a revision at 200%, then another at 50%, to trick my eyes. Then I print it out and do a revision with that. Then I read it out loud. Then I keep revising - from front to back - until I finally feel like it's ready. Then I finally turn it over to a pro editor. After that, I really have to fight the urge to revise again. Because that's when the sneaky little typos make their appearance.
Wow! I'm definitely a lazy writer who needs to do more revisions!
Don't you get sick of your story by the end of that?
I get very sick of it. 😀
Revision upon revision upon revision, ad nauseam.
Do you approach it in layers or everything all at once?
Do I use a daily word count? 😀 Here is my progression on book 2 of my new series.
May 21: 2022 — plus 1012
May 22: 2622 — plus 600
May 23: 4703 — plus 2081
May 24: 6225 — plus 1522
May 25: 6808 — plus 583
May 26: 8380 — plus 1772
May 27: 10096 — plus 1716
May 28: 12104 — plus 2008
May 29: 14182 — plus 2078
May 30: 15421 — plus 1239
May 31: 17506 — plus 2085
June 1: 19877 — plus 2371
June 2: 21737 — plus 1960
June 3: 23563 — plus 1826
June 4: 25892 — plus 2329
June 5: 28104 — plus 2212
June 6: 29883 — plus 1779
June 7: 31863 — plus 1980
June 8: 33242 — plus 1379
June 9: 34625 — plus 1383
June 10: 35936 — plus 1311
June 11: 38161 — plus 2225
June 12: 40170 — plus 2009
June 13: 41864 — plus 1694
June 14: 43866 — plus 2002
June 15: 45910 — plus 2044
June 16: 48064 — plus 2154
June 17: 49135 — plus 1071
June 18: 51352 — plus 2217
June 19: 53560 — plus 2208
June 20: 55816 — plus 2256
June 21: 58778 — plus 2964
June 22: 61131 — plus 2369
June 23: 62954 — plus 1823
June 24: 64985 — plus 2031
June 25: 67003 — plus 2118
June 26: 69142 — plus 2139
June 27: 71220 — plus 2078
June 28: 72354 — plus 1134
June 29: 73492 — plus 1138
June 30: 74834 — plus 1342
July 1: 76556 — plus 1722
July 2: 78659 — plus 2103
July 3: 80855 — plus 2196
July 4: 82574 — plus 1692
July 5: 83992 — plus 1455
July 6: 85383 — plus 1391
July 7: 86951 — plus 1568
July 8: 87366 — plus 415
July 9: 89140 — plus 1774
July 10: 90624 — plus 1484
July 11: 92672 — plus 2048
July 12: 94272 — plus 1600
July 13: 95979 — plus 1707
Haha 😂 Thanks Jim! It's amazing how quickly daily progress like this turns into a novel.
How do you go about editing a story like that?