14 Revision Tips! | How to Edit Your Novel

RELATED VIDEOS: →How to Create a Writing Process That Works for You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVZcpwta05w&t=395s →Word Choice, Diction, and Syntax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKoOxrcVnHM&t=2s →All my published work: https://linktr.ee/shaelinbishop →If you want to support my channel, you can tip me on ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/shaelinbishop →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co MY SHORT STORIES: ☾Daughter of a King - Vagabond City Lit: https://vagabondcitylit.com/2022/03/21/daughter-of-a-king-by-shaelin-bishop/ ☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ ☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light/ ☾Beautiful Animal - Room: https://roommagazine.com/issues/twine ☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: https://plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang/ ☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: http://carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop/ ☾How You'll Feel After the War - PRISM international: http://prismmagazine.ca/2021/10/20/prism-60-1-wonder/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - Drafting vs revision focused writers 4:21 - It's normal to be overwhelmed 5:21 - Revision isn't a punishment for bad writing 7:11 - Accept that it gets worse before it gets better 8:29 - Get organized 9:59 - Make the tools your book needs 11:45 - Write a pitch or synopsis 12:55 - Build the process around your book's problems 15:03 - Order tasks in a manageable way 16:13 - Cut, order, add, adjust 16:49 - Fix two problems with one solution 18:08 - Don't try to fix everything in one draft 18:48 - Slow down 19:53 - Fix anything you don't like 20:24 - Don't add filler FAQS →How old are you? - 25 →How long have you been writing? - Since I was 8 →Where do you live? - I keep that private for safety reasons, but I grew up in Vancouver. →Where did you go to university and what did you study? - I keep my university information private, but I majored in writing with a concentration in fiction. →What are your pronouns? - They/them or she/her →Where can I read your books? - None of my books are published yet, but you can read my published short fiction in my linktree (linked above!) →So when will your book be published? - I don’t know! I’m in the revision process right now, but I can’t predict exactly when I’ll have a book published. But I’m working on it! →Do you plan to traditionally publish or self publish? - Traditionally publish →Will you read my book/story/chapter/mentor me? - Unfortunately I cannot accommodate these requests because editing/critiquing is a labour intensive task that I can’t afford to do for free alongside my job, my own writing, and running this platform. If you would like to hire me for paid editing work, contact me privately on twitter or instagram. MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop