SPF-088: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Revision Process – with Joan Dempsey

This week’s highlights include:

1. The misconception that the first draft is the finished book

2. The overwhelm that can occur when revising a novel, and how to tackle that

3. Breaking the revision process into smaller chunks to deal with overwhelm

4. On Joan’s online courses about revision and their flexibility for different types of writers

5. Tips for establishing distance from your manuscript in order to revise like an editor

6. Tips for overcoming “My writing is rubbish” syndrome

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Joan’s Website

Joan’s novel: This is How It Begins

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