I thought it would be interesting to follow up my previous post with a Publisher's view on rewriting. After all, these are the people we are trying to impress.
Stewart Ferris, interviewed in Writing Magazine (December 2011) has this to say: '...there are no such things as writers; only rewriters.' He goes on to break the process down into ten stages:
Draft 1 - Type out the rough version of your whole book
Draft 2 - Tighten structure, fill in plot gaps
Draft 3 - Develop character
Draft 4 - Improve dialogue
Draft 5 - Work on language and imagery
Draft 6 - Restructure parts of the work
Draft 7 - Add layers of conflict
Draft 8 - Improve the crucial opening pages
Draft 9 - More work on character development
Draft 10 - Proofread for mistakes
I'm currently on my third draft. I'm working on developing character, but also restructuring parts of the work and tightening the structure. I'm not sure I could split out the editing process as above; it feels a bit regimented. But then again, perhaps that's what I need!
Stewart Ferris, interviewed in Writing Magazine (December 2011) has this to say: '...there are no such things as writers; only rewriters.' He goes on to break the process down into ten stages:
Draft 1 - Type out the rough version of your whole book
Draft 2 - Tighten structure, fill in plot gaps
Draft 3 - Develop character
Draft 4 - Improve dialogue
Draft 5 - Work on language and imagery
Draft 6 - Restructure parts of the work
Draft 7 - Add layers of conflict
Draft 8 - Improve the crucial opening pages
Draft 9 - More work on character development
Draft 10 - Proofread for mistakes
I'm currently on my third draft. I'm working on developing character, but also restructuring parts of the work and tightening the structure. I'm not sure I could split out the editing process as above; it feels a bit regimented. But then again, perhaps that's what I need!
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