HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL IN
TWELVE STEPS: THE END (sort of) #Step Twelve and Beyond
·
You
have a draft.
·
You’ve
“fixed up that mess.”
·
Think
of a working title.
·
Now
go back and make the manuscript as perfect as possible.
·
Leave
no room for spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes (it’s hard, but try to
omit those mistakes).
·
Refine
that draft.
·
Leave
it after you’ve refined it.
·
Read
it again and again until you can’t bear to read it anymore.
·
Now
hand it over to a trusted friend, advisor or copy editor.
CONGRATUALTIONS!!!!!!!!!
YOU DID IT!
I’m almost as proud of you as I would
be if your draft were my own!
But it’s not.
It’s yours.
GO TO IT!
·
Think
about publication…
·
Start
your research. Google is there for a reason. Use it.
·
It
might be a month (unlikely) or a year after you started… and you deserve a pat
on the back…
·
You
might want to think about showing the first chapters to that publishing contact
(preferably a family member or if you have really good friends you could try
that…) or you might try an agent or editor.
·
But
that’s a whole other “How-To” Series.
·
It
just is.
