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“Now What?” Revision Guide

Ready to tackle revision and editing? Our “Now What?” Revision Guide is here to help you through the process… offering advice, exercises, and structure for you to tackle your first draft.

Download the full “Now What?” Revision Guide.

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Selected Blog Posts

Our NaNoWriMo blog boasts tips from professional editors, advice from published authors, and hard-won wisdom from participants.

All revision blog posts

Featured articles:

• 4 Things to Focus on in Your First Rewrite
• A 7-Step Guide to Big Picture Revision (With Bonus Checklists!)
• Breaking Your First Draft Apart
• 5 Tips to Smooth the Edges of Your Rough Draft
• How to Write Your Rough Draft 2.0
• 7 Tips for the Reluctant Editor

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Revision and Editing Videos

Webcasts with authors? Check. Silly videos with actually useful advice? Also check.

All revision videos

Featured videos

• Fictionary/Writing Mastery Revision Workshop playlist
• Webcast: Ask an Editor (with Swoon Reads)
• Webcast: Save the Cat! Revises a Novel (with Jessica Brody) 
• Webcast: From Idea to Draft to Published Book (with Sisters in Crime)
• Five Steps to Start Revising Your First Draft

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Connect with Community

• Explore the Novel Draft Aftercare forum for revision and publishing advice from fellow NaNoWriMo writers.
• Visit the Life After NaNo forum for support and encouragement.
• Trying something big, fun, scary, and hopeful (novel-related or otherwise)? Join in the Big, Fun, Scary Adventures forum to cheer and be cheered!
• Need an accountability partner, writing buddy, or support group? Find one in the Writing Groups, Assemble! forum.

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