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6 Editing Steps from Author Andy Zach

6 Editing Steps You Don’t Want to Miss

Before I get to my 6 editing steps, let me tell you about my story idea document. Before I begin my book, I jot down an outline of the book chapters and what will happen in each chapter.

As further ideas occur while I’m writing, I jot them down in the appropriate chapter notes. I also put links to any research or images I use in my book (Be sure to document your image sources or get public domain images.)

Finally, this document is also where I put my scene list and time time.  Here’s my table of contents of this document for My Undead Mother-in-law, my sequel to Zombie Turkeys.

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5 Self Editing Tips for Authors I Used To Write My Novel

5 Self Editing Tips for Authors and Other Writers

Editing. I used to hate it. But I’ve learned to love it. I’ve changed my perspective after editing my first book, Zombie Turkeys.These 5 self editing tips I’m giving you in this blog post really made it easier for me to edit and create better writing.

I will give you a free tool below to help you with editing!

5 self editing tips
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First Tip – Don’t Edit Your First Draft

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