Editing Take 3

Dear aspiring writers or people who are just bored,

You have gone over your work a number of times and now you honestly can't think of how to make it better. What is missing? What needs to be expanded? Is it perfect yet? It is now time to share your work with a trusted individual. This person (mine is a she) she will go through the grammar and spelling not exactly what I need but I'll take what I can get. I'll write up notes and questions for her so she'll use that part of her brain to tell me what needs work.

Of course the second you print out that copy you start thinking of changes, ideas, and so on. Then you’re stuck with going over and fixing those changes so you can give her your best work but then it’s like 'that's a waste of paper. Eh I'll just remember what I want to change.' Ha ha I bet you didn't write those ideas down and no longer remember. Biggest lie we tell yourselves 'we'll remember'. But I never do.  

When it's time to read her notes and changes, sometimes I agree sometimes I don't. Update your hard drive you go. Now the question is there anything else you can think of before handing it out to more trusted individuals? For me this is my family, I previously did a post one this.

Sometime during this process if you want to publish you need to start writing your synopsis. I will be doing a post of this as well soon. And of course your query letter. Whether or not you find a publisher that excepts unsolicited work or a literary agent you'll need to write these.

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