Revisions

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Revising a manuscript? Here are some great links to help (and inspire!) you through the arduous revision process. 

Looking at Your Story In a New Way

6 Minimal Steps to Revising Your Manuscript 

Cheryl Klein-Revision from an Editor's POV

Harold Underdown's Revision Recommendations

CBI- Revision Process

Tips for Revising Your Manuscript- Writer's Digest

How Do You Know When Your Manuscript Is Ready?

To Boldly Revise As Others Have Revised Before

Overcoming Your Book Doubts By Asking Why

Writing in Reverse

How Rejections Lead to Stellar Revisions

The 10 R's of Revision by Lee Wardlaw

Edits, Editors, Editings: The Secret Weapon of Every Successful Writer 

Revise, Revise, Revise! And then Revise Again

Going Deeper With Revision by Audrey Coulombs

How to Tackle a Big Revision

Writing Is Rewriting

7 Strategies for Revising Your Novel

Picture Book Revisions

Favorite Picture Book Revision Tips

A Picture Book Editing Checklist

Jane Yolen: How to Revise Picture Books

Revision 911 For Picture Books

Beta Readers

The Brutal Truth about Beta Readers (how to find them, what to look for)

A Quick Guide to Beta Reader Etiquette

Editing

4 Levels of Editing Explained: Which Level Does Your Book Need?

Cut it Out: Self-Editing Basics,

Edits, Editors, Editings: The Secret Weapon of Every Successful Writer 

Solutions for the Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and More - An Interview with Editor Emma D. Dryden

Self-Editing Basics: 10 Simple Ways to Edit Your Own Book 

Overused Words You Should and Shouldn't Delete

Revision 911-Writing Mechanics

Emma Dryden on Putting Your Internal Editor in a Time Out

The Seven Red Flags of Editing: Why Editors & Agents Reject Your Manuscript after the First Pages

Lighten Up: Cutting Your Word Count


Character Checklist- Cheryl Klein