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Going over a draft the first time around, I look for the things that really don't work, things that stick out like a sore thumb. Those might be issues with the flow, internal contradictions and inc...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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System
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2019-12-12T21:57:24Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/37021 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:09:53Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/37021 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
Going over a draft the first time around, I look for the things that really don't work, things that stick out like a sore thumb. Those might be issues with the flow, internal contradictions and inconsistencies, things a character wouldn't say, wording, etc. Sometimes, I see straight away how to correct an issue, and so I can do so at once. Most of the time, however, I only see the problem, and I don't want to spend an hour over it here and now. In such cases, **I mark the issue** with a brief comment describing what I want to do with it later. Having gone over the draft this way, I have a draft that's both better than the first one (since I've already corrected some things), and I have a clear indication of what to do next, since I've marked those parts. So next, I address those, in whatever order is convenient. Rinse and repeat. **tl;dr** : Read the story. Edit where things can be improved. Mark what can be improved but not right now. And repeat this process until you're finished.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-06-18T12:10:25Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 8