How to Revise A Novel

How to Revise A Novel: "When you finally finish the first draft of your novel, the temptation to just print it, box it, and start it on its rounds can be almost overwhelming. By the time you've written anywhere from 90,000 to 150,000 words, you can be pretty tired of the storyline, the characters, the plots and subplots, and you're generally itching to start that new project, too -- the one that started creeping into your dreams three or four months ago and that has now become almost an obsession. But you can tremendously improve your chances of making your manuscript marketable if you'll take the time to sit down and do one truly ferocious pre-submission edit."