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How to Revise Your Novel (Without Wanting to Quit)

Recorded

April 26, 2023

Duration

2 Hours

Cost

$35

Subject

Publishing

Topic

Craft

Revision is a fact of life for professional writers. Being good at revision, even enjoying revision, makes a huge difference in your writing career. 

So whether you’re revising a shitty first draft or implementing an editor’s feedback, knowing how to tackle the revision process without wanting to throw the whole novel in the garbage is essential. 

Isabel Sterling breaks down the entire process, from the moment you receive notes to the day you hit send on the finished revision. Isabel also tackles the most over-looked part of revision: how to keep going when you’re sick of your story… and how to decide if it’s time to let this story go and move on.

Participants will leave the presentation knowing how to…

  • Discern what feedback serves their story
  • Prepare a revision tracking system
  • Brainstorm story solutions
  • Create a scene-by-scene revision plan
  • Implement revisions without hating the process
  • Decide whether to stick with a story or move on to something new

(And yes, there will be worksheets!)

Host

Isabel Sterling
Isabel Sterling (she/they) is a master certified coach, the host of The Author Burnout Cure podcast, and the founder of The Confident Author Academy. Their traditionally published novels include THESE WITCHES DON’T BURN, THIS COVEN WON’T BREAK, and THE COLDEST TOUCH. She lives with her spouse and fur-babies in Central New York, where the winters are frigid, […]

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