A five-step approach to revising your book's first draft

What does your first-draft revision process look like?

If you don’t have a particularly clear answer to that question, you may appreciate a recent post from fellow author Jenn Gott on BookWorks.

Gott has a five-step revision process that includes color-coding (one of our favorite organization methods) … and plenty of reassurances to talk you off the ledge when things feel overwhelming. 

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