{"id":8828,"date":"2013-06-14T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=8828"},"modified":"2013-06-13T19:36:57","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T02:36:57","slug":"learning-how-to-edit-your-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/14\/learning-how-to-edit-your-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning How to Edit Your Novel by Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/WritersAdventureGuide\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8829\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" alt=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/The-Writers-Adventure-Guide-240x300.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/The-Writers-Adventure-Guide-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/The-Writers-Adventure-Guide.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>As an author, you\u2019ve undoubtedly realized how important editing is during the course of your writing process. After completing your first draft you may feel a sense of relief as a result of being one big step closer to publication. Yippee! Unfortunately, your work is far from complete. Now it&#8217;s time to edit your novel.\u00a0<strong>Multiple rounds of editing now lay ahead of you to ensure your novel is truly publication-ready.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you one of the many authors who find the editing process daunting and dreadful? I have! So I\u2019ve developed a method to help make the process less overwhelming. Overall, try breaking the process up into bite-sized pieces. I edit my novels in passes similar to brushing tangles out of hair. Here\u2019s what I mean:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pass One \u2013 Clarity of Language <\/b>\u2013 I use this pass to make sure what I\u2019m trying to say is clear to the reader. Are my verbs strong? Are my nouns specific? Do I convey emotion by showing and not telling?<\/li>\n<li><b>Pass Two \u2013 Why? And so what? <\/b>\u2013 This second pass is used to make sure the character\u2019s motivations are clear. I also use this pass to make sure the scene and character\u2019s importance are obvious to the reader.<\/li>\n<li><b>Pass Three \u2013 A Page Turner? \u2013<\/b> When I read my novels during the third pass, I do so as if I were the reader and not the author. I want to make sure I am engaged and compelled to turn the page. Several factors play into making a book engaging:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Making sure the reader feels \u2013 <\/b>I mentioned this in the first pass, but it\u2019s in the third pass that I pay extra-special attention to emotion. If the reader can\u2019t feel what the character is feeling, the chance of her reading the book from beginning to end is pretty slim.<\/li>\n<li><b>Making sure the reader cares about and identifies with the characters in the story<\/b> \u2013 Whether a sci-fi or fantasy novel, romance or thriller, the reader must connect with at least one character and want to know what happens to him\/her as the story progresses. Without care for a character, the reader and character might as well be strangers passing each other on a busy subway platform with no regard for one another.<\/li>\n<li><b>Creating a sense of worry\/concern<\/b> \u2013 Remember the popular children\u2019s book, <i>Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/i>? How many readers do you believe would have read from beginning to end if they weren\u2019t worried about Wilbur\u2019s fate? Make us worry about your main character and we will turn the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a certified creativity coach, NLP Practitioner, and Publishing and Marketing Consultant, I help writers get their writing done and out into the world. <strong>If you are still having trouble grasping the editing process, <\/strong>I invite you to check out my course, offered through the Outreach International RWA chapter,<strong> <a title=\"Editing Your Novel from the Inside Out: How to Deal With The Panic and Fear and Master The Editing Process\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oirwa.com\/forum\/campus\/#JUL2\" target=\"_blank\">Editing Your Novel from the Inside Out: How to Deal With The Panic and Fear and Master The Editing Process<\/a>.<\/strong> This is the last time I\u2019ll be teaching the course at this price, and space is limited for the course.<\/p>\n<p>Though this online-only course if offered by a romance writing chapter of the Romance Writer\u2019s of America, it\u2019s open to novelists who write fiction of any genre, and desire support around editing their completed manuscript. In the course we will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What part of editing to focus on and when<\/li>\n<li>Do you fix typos first then the story? And what about setting, plot and characters? When do you focus on those edits?<\/li>\n<li>How do you know when you\u2019re done editing?<\/li>\n<li>How do you get beta readers? And how do you give and receive feedback?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The overall goal of <a title=\"Editing Your Novel from the Inside Out: How to Deal With The Panic and Fear and Master The Editing Process\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oirwa.com\/forum\/campus\/#JUL2\" target=\"_blank\">this course<\/a> is to offer you a road map on how to successfully edit your novel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are an OIRW member, please click <a title=\"Click Here to Register for &quot;Editing Your Novel from the Inside Out: How to Deal With The Panic and Fear and Master The Editing Process&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oirwa.com\/forum\/campus\/members-only-online-workshop-registration-form\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not an OIRW member, please click <a title=\"Click Here to Register for &quot;Editing Your Novel from the Inside Out: How to Deal With The Panic and Fear and Master The Editing Process&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oirwa.com\/forum\/campus\/outreach-international-online-workshops-registration-form\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<p>Resources for the course: <a title=\"The Writer\u2019s Adventure Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=bethbaracreac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0982344252&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" target=\"_blank\">The Writer\u2019s Adventure Guide<\/a> by Beth Barany<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Beth-Barany_360by270-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8802\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" alt=\"Beth-Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Beth-Barany_360by270-cropped.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a>ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/p>\n<p>Beth Barany is a certified creativity coach, NLP Practitioner, and Publishing and Marketing Consultant. She helps writers get their writing done and out into the world. She\u2019s the bestselling author of <a title=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=bethbaracreac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0982344252&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" target=\"_blank\">THE WRITER\u2019S ADVENTURE GUIDE<\/a> and <a title=\"Overcome Writer's Block\" href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=bethbaracreac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B004LGTJMY&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" target=\"_blank\">OVERCOME WRITER\u2019S BLOCK<\/a>. Her most recent book for writers is <a title=\"Twitter for Authors\" href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=bethbaracreac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B009F1GMXY&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" target=\"_blank\">TWITTER FOR AUTHORS<\/a>. Her young adult epic fantasy novel, <a title=\"Henrietta the Dragon Slayer\" href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=bethbaracreac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0983296049&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" target=\"_blank\">HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER<\/a>, won the Grand Prize in the 2012 California Book Fiction Challenge. More about Beth Barany on her site:<a title=\"bethbarany.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.bethbarany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this content, please subscribe to\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe to Writer's Fun Zone Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">this blog, or sign up via\u00a0the email subscription<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sign up for the<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Free 5-Day Mini Course of Writer's Motivation Course\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bethbarany.com\/newsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">free 5-day mini course of Writer\u2019s Motivation Course<\/a>\u00a0<strong>and reveal to yourself why you write!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an author, you\u2019ve undoubtedly realized how important editing is during the course of your writing process. 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