How Much Should You Revise Your Work Before Sending it to a Beta Reader?
How Much Should You Revise Your Work Before Sending it to a Beta Reader? Are you thinking about sending your story or novel to a beta reader? It can feel really daunting to share your work with someone else to get their thoughts – but direct, specific feedback on your...
The Three Stages of Editing (and Nine Handy Do-it-Yourself Tips)
The Three Stages of Editing (and Nine Handy Do-it-Yourself Tips) Note: This post was originally published in 2014, and was last updated in May 2021. Whether you love editing or hate it, if you’re a writer, there’s no way to avoid it. You may well have support – from...
Should You Ever Edit While You’re Writing?
Should You Ever Edit While You’re Writing? This post was originally published in October 2017 and updated in August 2020. A lot of writers will say that you should never, ever edit when you’re writing. You can even get software that disables the backspace key or that...
Can You Edit Something You’ve Already Published?
Can You Edit Something You’ve Already Published? We’ve been looking at the importance of editing over the past few weeks and, so far, we’ve only been considering editing your work before publication. It’s also possible – increasingly so in the age of...
