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Hate Editing? Heres How to Make it More Fun - WritersLife.org

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Wed 06 Feb 2019
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Hate Editing? Here's How to Make it More Fun - WritersLife.org   Let us know if I should share more content like this. Like, share or leave a comment below if you or someone you know can benefit from it, that way we’ll know if we should share more content of this type. Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here again from writers life where we have tips and advice for writers and coming up this time hate editing here's how to make it more fun once you finish the first draft of your manuscript you have every right to celebrate it's a considerable achievement after all however unfortunately you can't rest on your laurels for long as this is when the hard work really begins now there is no denying that there are some writers out there who love the editing process they enjoy perfecting and reworking that manuscripts until they get it just right for most of us however editing can be a real drag and something that many of us dread in the worst cases it can mean never actually getting your book into a state where you feel comfortable enough to try and publish it and all that hard work is wasted so how can you find ways to get through the editing process and try to make it more fun here are some helpful tips first break it down the idea of editing your entire novel can feel somewhat overwhelming so you need to break the process down to make it feel more manageable just title one chapter at a time make that chapter as brilliant as you can before moving on to the next next sets goals don't let the editing process go on indefinitely give yourself specific goals and a time frame by which you need to finish doing this will help you keep things in perspective and motivated to keep on going next bribe yourself to make the process more fun you need to keep rewarding yourself along the way only you know what will keep you motivated but make sure you treat yourself and also takes out to get excited about how your novel is shaping up and patting yourself on the back for all the great work next work methodically it's imperative not to keep starting each editing session from the beginning of your book otherwise you'll end up with a flawless first three chapters and the rest of it barely looks at understanding when it's time to move on and realizing that perfection is not an option is also important a next work with friends having writing bullies to be talked with bounce ideas off or just to have a good old moan and be invaluable so join a local writing group or find some supports online to help you when you're feeling demotivated and don't want to continue and our next tip is cheat of course you could always hire a professional editor to help you so really all you need to do is get your book in as good a shape as possible and then hand it over to someone who does this for a living remember an editor actually enjoy searching for missing commas or inconsistencies so you can rest assure that it's not all on you to find them we know the editing process is tough but by following these tips you can make it more manageable and get your book into a more publishable standard in no time and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination stay focused get organized fine times are right and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to   http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and as always don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time for more tips and advice here on writers

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