#242. 5 Revision Mistakes That Keep Writers Stuck in Editing Hell

About this episode

In this episode, Savannah Gilbo discusses five common revision mistakes that hinder writers during the editing process.

You finished your first draft. And for a minute, it felt amazing. But then you open your manuscript to revise, and suddenly everything feels unclear. Where do you start? What do you fix first? And how do you know if anything you're changing is actually making your story better? And at a certain point, it starts to feel like the problem might be your draft. But most of the time, it's not. It's the way you're approaching revision. That's why in this episode, I'm walking you through the five mos...

People in this episode

Host: Savannah Gilbo

Topics covered

• revision mistakes
• editing
• writing process
• manuscript
• story improvement

Keywords

• revision
• editing hell
• first draft
• manuscript
• writing tips

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