Another way to think about revising your novel

The mostly sequential attitude toward revising a manuscript may not work for all writers.

So here’s a different take, from Barbara Linn Probst.

She considers the big-picture idea of revising to contain three aspects: reworking, refining, and revisioning.

To Probst, these three levels can interplay with each other and happen in different orders — the important thing is that you recognize which one you’re engaging in at any given time and consider whether it’s necessary … or serving as a way to avoid the others.

Check out her closer look at the three aspects of revision at Writer Unboxed.

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