You know what it's like. You've just tapped the words \"The End\" into your laptop. You've only gone and bloody done it! You've written an actual book.
Congratulations. All that blood sweat and tears has paid off. You have pushed a great big 7 pounder out your imagination-hole.
Time to celebrate!
But hang on...
waaaait up just a teeny tiny moment...
Before you pop the cork on that 1998 Dom Perignon... there's something you need to do...
Yes. Friend.. you need to do some EDITING.
But what exactly does that entail?
Can you do it in a couple of hours, while simultaneously watching reruns of Friends?
Is it a quick bit o' spit and polish?
Well... perhaps... if you're a genius.
But for the rest of us... probably not.
So lets hear from an expert about what the best ways of breaking down the process are, in order to give us the best chance of succeeding.
Yes, we've got Sara Grant here. Writer of \"The Ultimate Guide to Editing your Novel\" and she's about to stuff your brain with her revolutionary approach to the entire process...
So cock your lugoles, and lets begin.
You can check out Sara here
Not only that but our Hypewriter this week features the fabulous Lucy Brazier.
Check out her What-nottery here
OK. Now go lie down.
You deserve it.
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