Tag: editing manuscript

• When’s a Manuscript Really Ready?

  The thrill of the story. First draft. Agonize over the revisions. 2nd, 3rd, 4th draft. Send to beta readers. Gather info. Revise again. Read and revise one more time then send to editor. Editor returns a manuscript rife with red. Gulp hard and go after it. Major revisions, additions, subtractions. Read through once more. Solid…

  sassevn

  January 23, 2021

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  editing manuscript, final manuscript, writing tips

• Thank you, beta readers

  It’s done. Novel #9 sent to my editor. More than any other novel I’ve written, the writing of this one has made me understand the true purpose of beta readers. Writers have blind spots. Or possibly soft spots. Maybe I get a little to sentimental at times and think a few chapters can get by…

  sassevn

  February 3, 2020

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  beta readers, editing manuscript, editing process, novel writing, Penang

• Draft Done: Now Can I Hold It Together?

  I’ve just finished the first draft of the first, full-length play I’ve written without collaboration in about 4-5 years. The title of the play is “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” It’s an allegorical tale of good and evil – somewhat inspired by Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Well, for the sake of clarity, I was…

  sassevn

  September 23, 2015

  drama, Writing Process

  drama writing, editing manuscript, first draft, playwrighting, second draft

• This one deserves the seven-day treatment

  Do you ever have an unruly manuscript which simply would not do what you want it to? I’m in the middle of such a dilemma as I write. Let me clarify something: this is quite rare for me. For better or worse, my scripts or novels or whatever I’m writing seem to just write themselves.…

  sassevn

  August 4, 2015

  Writing Process

  brainstorming, editing manuscript, re-reading manuscript, writer’s block, writing, writing process