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Welcome!

Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Revising Your Novel Course!

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Lesson 1: Introduction

Lost in Translation

Your Perfect Book

Small Goals, Bite-size Pieces

Tools and Supplies

Lesson 2: What the heck did I write?

Prepping for the Read

Reading the Book

How to Use the Worksheets

Creating Your "Outline"

Don't forget your Perfect Book

Lesson 3: Creating Your Master List

Let’s Get Organized

Create a Master List

Lesson 4: Finding Your Fixes

Where to start?

Start with the Master List

Find a Trusted Brainstorm Buddy

Go Back to Your Perfect Book

Look at How Others Do It

Trust Your Instincts

Create Your New Master List

Lessons 5: Plan of Attack

Make a Plan for Every Scene

Don’t Forget to Add or Cut!

Lesson 6: Actually Revising

Finally, the Main Event

Break It Down by Story Problem

Read Through the Scene and Make Changes

Keep Going Until You Reach the End

Save Everything

Start Over If You Have To

Type In the Changes

Closing

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