Your Next Draft
By Alice Sudlow
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Your Next Draft is the fiction writer's guide to developmental editing. What do you do after your first draft? How do you flesh out flat characters, fill in plot holes, and hook your readers from the first page to the last? What does editing a novel even mean? Developmental editor and book coach Alice Sudlow answers all these questions and more. Each week, she shares the editing strategies she's using with her one-on-one clients so you can put them to use in your own novel. Tune in for tips, tools, and step-by-step guides for the novel editing process.
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Ask This Question When You’re Overwhelmed by Your Story
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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How Multiple Layers of Editing Combine to Perfect Your Story (with Cathryn deVries and Kim Kessler)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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What Is a Manuscript Evaluation? (And Do You Need One?)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Scene Workshop: Hook Your Readers in Chapter One with Cathryn deVries
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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The Unskippable Process to Create Unputdownable Books
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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How to Edit Your Novel When Disaster Strikes
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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How Taylor Jenkins Reid Crafts an Exceptional Opening Scene
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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2 “Showing” and "Telling" Ways to Convey Time Passing in Your Novel
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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3 “Telling” Ways to Convey Time Passing in Your Novel
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May 21, 2024 |
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Why You Must Show Time Passing in Your Novel
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May 07, 2024 |
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When Should You Practice, and When Should You Publish?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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You Can't Skip Learning How to Write a Novel. Here's Why
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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4 Tips for Your First Time Working With an Editor
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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4 Tips to Find the Right Editor for Your Novel
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Why Writers Resist Measuring Their Craft (And Why You Shouldn’t)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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The Pros and Cons of Group Coaching for Writers
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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5 Steps to Edit the Second Draft of a Novel
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Why a Page One Rewrite Is Actually Worth Celebrating
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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What It REALLY Means to Make Progress Editing Your Novel
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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The Most Joyful Editing Feedback I Ever Give
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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The Top 5 Lessons From Year 1 of Building My Editing Business
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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The Top 5 Editing Tips From Your Next Draft in 2023
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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My Biggest Takeaway From Coaching Writers in 2023
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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How to Make Sure Even Your "Slow" Scenes Keep Your Readers Hooked
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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How to Figure Out What Your Character REALLY Wants
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Behind the Scenes of a Deep Dive Manuscript Evaluation
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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How to Flesh Out Flat Characters With Just 4 Questions
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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The Most Important Principle When Choosing Your Point of View
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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What NOT to Say to Your Developmental Editor
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Use This One Editing Tip for Everything You Write
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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[BONUS EP] How to Choose the Right Writing Resources for YOU Right Now, Part 2
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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How to Choose the Right Writing Resources for YOU Right Now, Part 1
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Scene Structure: How the 6 Elements of Story Work in the First Scene of How to Train Your Dragon
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Act Structure: How the 6 Elements of Story Work in Act 1 of How to Train Your Dragon
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Story Structure: How the 6 Elements of Story Work in How to Train Your Dragon
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Apply the 6 Elements of Story Structure to Your Novel
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Why the 6 Elements of Story Are the Key to All Great Stories
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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The 6 Essential Elements of Every Novel, Act, and Scene
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Where Does Story Theory Come From, Anyway?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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How to Read Like an Editor: 5 Tips to Make the Most of Every Book You Read
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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One Insidious Cause of Disappointing Endings (and How to Fix It)
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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One Critical Problem You’ll Find in Boring Scenes (And How to Fix It)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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What to Do When You Get Feedback From an Editor
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Your Story Has Deep Meaning. Do You Know What It Is?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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How to Create an Editing Process That Works for You With Author JD Edwin
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Extended Edition: How Spider-Man’s Leap of Faith Makes Us Feel Triumphant
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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The 3-Step Formula to Evoke Emotion and Make Your Readers Feel
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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How Spider-Man (And All Great Stories) Makes Us Laugh, Cry, and Feel the Feels
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Create a Scene List That Makes Your Editing Process (Almost) Easy
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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2 Simple Strategies to Format Your Scene List
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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4 Ways to Use a Scene List, Your Indispensable Editing Tool
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May 30, 2023 |
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How Do You Know When You're Done Editing Your Novel?
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May 23, 2023 |
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Value Shifts: How to Craft Compelling Change in Every Story
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May 16, 2023 |
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5 Novel Editing Tips for When You’re Afraid You Don’t Have What it Takes
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May 09, 2023 |
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4-Act Structure: The Simple Structure to Edit Your Novel (And Why 3 Acts Aren’t Enough)
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May 02, 2023 |
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5 Free Ways to Get Feedback on Your Writing
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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3 Simple Steps to Edit Absolutely Anything in Your Novel
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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8 Questions Your Editor Will Ask About Your Novel
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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How to Identify Your Protagonist's Want and Need (And Why Those Matter to Your Plot)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Listen in on a Real-Life Scene Edit with Author and Editor Kim Kessler
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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What to Do When You Want to Quit Your Book
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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2 Essential Questions to Craft a Compelling Character Arc
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Multiple Points of View: How Many POVs Does Your Novel Need?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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The Critical Point of View Mistake to Fix in Your Second Draft
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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How Long Should it Take for Your Character to Make a Decision?
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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3 Ways to Organize the Chapters of a Novel
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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How to Write a Scene of a Novel Using Story Structure
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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How to Edit a Scene of a Novel, Part 2
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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How to Edit a Scene of a Novel, Part 1
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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How John Green Turns an Ordinary Moment Into an Exciting Scene
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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5 Essential Questions to Fix Boring Scenes
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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What Is a Scene? The Ultimate Guide to Write and Edit Amazing Scenes
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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7 More Speedy Strategies to Edit Your Novel Faster
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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3 Speedy Strategies to Edit Your Novel Faster
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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11 Creativity Tips to Finish Writing Your First Draft Faster
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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10 Productivity Tips to Finish Writing Your First Draft Faster
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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What to Do When You Finish Your First Draft
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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How Many Drafts Does it Take to Edit a Book?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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How to Figure Out Which Draft You're Writing: First Draft, Second Draft, and More
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Welcome to Your Next Draft!
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Nov 20, 2022 |