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Revision Letter to Yourself

by VelvetThunder Creative Production › Editing

60 minutes 3 Steps

  1. Read it through

    40 minutes

    Read the whole draft in one sitting without changing a word. Make only small marks in the margin.

  2. Write the letter

    20 minutes

    Dear writer… What is this really about? What's working? What's missing? Where did you lose interest?

  3. Make the plan

    • The three biggest changes, in order
    • What to leave alone
    • A date for each revision session