Tag: revising

• Writing: If your brain keeps stewing, you probably aren’t finished.

  As a rule, I typically do this: if my brain keeps stewing about a work you completed, it’s not complete and you need to revisit it. I’m not talking about the revision process when a writer is still in the mode of improving a work. I’m talking about after the writer thinks the work is…

  sassevn

  October 1, 2016

  Writing Process

  playwriting, revising, when to finish writing, writing, writing process

• I Don’t Have the Luxury of Agonizing over Words

  What brought this topic on was that I was revising my new novel’s manuscript last night and I read and re-read one sentence which I knew could be better, but it just wasn’t fixing itself and my brain wasn’t helping. I finally moved on, realizing that I would have to live with that phrase for…

  sassevn

  January 24, 2015

  Indie Author

  editing process, indie author, novel release timeline, revising, writing process

• Ready to Move On, But Another Revision Awaits

  I’m a firm believer in letting a finished work sit for a while before giving it its final revision prior to its final editing. But there is a problem that arises as well – or at least it does for me – and that is my brain has already moved onto other interests. What to…

  sassevn

  January 17, 2015

  Indie Author

  beta readers, creativity, editing, novel writing, releasing a novel, revising, writing

• Is Writing Your Priority?

  I ran into this question recently: Is writing my priority? I spend a lot of time on social media, trying to promote and connect the best way possible. I also spend time writing blog posts and mulling over new ideas. But what about writing? I don’t mean revising or editing or anything like that. I…

  sassevn

  December 29, 2014

  Indie Author

  editing, indie author, revising, writing, writing advice, writing process