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Q&A What should I keep in mind when reviewing and improving already published chapters?

I began writing a fantasy novel as a "last week of vacation fun project", and it hit off very well. It is my first time writing. I'm publishing as a web novel in a popular webnovel site. And of co...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Mindwin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:32:45Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Mindwin‭ · 2019-12-08T09:32:45Z (over 4 years ago)
I began writing a fantasy novel as a "last week of vacation fun project", and it hit off very well. _It is my first time writing_. I'm publishing as a web novel in a popular webnovel site.

And of course the first chapters have several points that I think I can improve now, reading back on them.

Things I'd like to do on the previous chapters:

- Some descriptions are lacking, or entirely missing.
- There are some scenes that I think should use greater detail.
- There are elements I will need later on, and if they are introduced earlier it would flow more naturally.

I am currently writing 4k words a day, and the new ideas for pushing the story forward are ok.

But I am (weakly) afraid that leaving these things for later will just make them pile up.

What should I do, and how should I do it? Are there good techniques / best practices for reviewing past work? Should I leave sleeping lions lie?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-08-01T14:19:49Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 4