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Gems: Editing That Diamond. From Rough Draft to Polished Manuscript. Part II

writerpatty | June 22, 2009

In part one of my gems series on editing, we discussed macro edit which can be compare to cleaving, the first process that a diamond goes through after it is mined.  Blocking, faceting and polishing are the…

Gems: Editing That Diamond. Rough Draft to Polished Manuscript. Part I

writerpatty | June 10, 2009

editingpartoneComing to the end of a rough draft is an exhilarating process. Knowing that you can do it, that you have done it, that you have created a complete novel is something that does not get old, even after…