It takes many rounds of editing to take your novel from a rough first draft to a polished manuscript. But don’t be intimidated — by the end, your story is going to be so much stronger and more effective than you ever thought it could be. Today, I’m going to go over all of the different phases and types of editing your book will need so you can feel confident going into revisions and help your story reach its full potential.
 
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GREAT BOOKS ABOUT WRITING/PUBLISHING:
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer / https://amzn.to/3VE8dtt
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody / https://amzn.to/3Vyk2Bn
Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum / https://amzn.to/3Z4at03 
 
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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones / https://amzn.to/3vvWItt
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips / https://amzn.to/3CFz4Pt
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid / https://amzn.to/3CjFFi5 
 
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MORE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ADVICE:
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Everything You Need to Know About Developmental Editing:    • Everything You Need to Know About Dev...  
Why ALL Writers Need an Editor:    • Why ALL Writers Need an Editor (Hint:...       
 
MY PUBLISHING PREDICTIONS FOR 2024:
01:10 – Phase 1: Structural or substantive editing
02:29 – Editorial assessment  
04:08 – Developmental editing
06:02 – Phase 2: Sentence-level editing
07:03 – Line editing
07:44 – Copy editing
08:44 – Proofreading
09:58 – Your editing roadmap
10:44 – Other types of editing
 
ABOUT ME: 
My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice.
 
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