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This becomes easier the more experienced you are.

Have you considered submission guidelines?.

I use Readability Statistics to double check my use of passive voice.

Pace is influenced by my scenes, but also by the length of my sentences and word choice and descriptions. Viewpoint is about pronouns, but also about character.

I evaluate the viewpoint and the viewpoint characters I chose for each scene.

I check the inciting moment, the characters, scenes, story goals, and setting.

When I evaluate the writing, I find and fix typos. I evaluate the story by revisiting the theory and considering the story elements. There is a lot of overlap between the two, but it helps me. The SplitĪt this point I split my evaluation into two parts. I find myself using electronic documents more and more.

That works well, but I have bad handwriting and struggle to read my notes later. If I print it out, I scribble all over the margins and underline sentences and make notes everywhere. I use the comments function in Word or Google Docs to make notes for myself. Once you have a new document, you will start by rereading your manuscript. Draft2.doc followed by Draft3.doc, for example or you risk ending up with -FINAL.doc. You might need to go back to an earlier version. Do not keep making changes to the same document. Once the wait is over, save a new version of your document. Decide if you need two weeks, or six, or twelve. The goal is to evaluate the work with ‘fresh(er) eyes’. I mentioned previously, that you should allow yourself some time between finishing the draft and starting the rewrite.

There is no magic number, but let’s break down the process. It depends on your experience, the story and your preference for plotting or pantsing. The number of rewrites you need to do is impossible to predict. You’ve typed THE END, now what? Step 1 | The Final Draft And RewritingĪfter you have finished your first draft your work is far from done. I thought it may be worthwhile to explore each step in a little more detail. In this post, we look at the final draft and rewriting.Ī few weeks ago, I wrote a post about 5 Things That Happen After You’ve Typed THE END, and since then I’ve received many questions about all the steps and processes. We hope that you will join us for Birthday Brunch in the near future, and thank you for your understanding.When you finish writing your book, it’s only the beginning of a lot more work. We are committed to producing Birthday Brunch ethically and responsibly, and will be looking for artists to help us tell this story with the respect and support it deserves. We at New Village Arts want to recognize the immense gap in resources and support for artists of color, and in particular, the gap in support for indigenous communities. This was an incredibly difficult decision for us to make, but to produce this piece without indigenous actors to share their own stories would be irresponsible and disrespectful to the indigenous community and their experiences. This show centers around three generations of indigenous women, and unfortunately, we were unable to find the right artists to help us tell this story in time for the opening of this festival. “We would like to note that another brilliant play in our 10-minute play festival called Birthday Brunch, by Jen Olivares, was supposed to be in our lineup this year.