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Q&A How do I start editing my novel?

I had written the first draft of my book and put it in the freezer almost 6 weeks ago. Yesterday I took it out, and after going through a first read to note my reactions, I have decided to start wo...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Shantnu Tiwari‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:57:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4068
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shantnu Tiwari‭ · 2019-12-08T01:57:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
I had written the first draft of my book and put it in the freezer almost 6 weeks ago. Yesterday I took it out, and after going through a first read to note my reactions, I have decided to start work on the second draft.

But it looks like a huge task- I'm not sure where to start. Should I go chapter by chapter? If so, how much editing should I do, before moving on? There is so much work to do, and I'm worried of death by analysis paralysis.... :)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-09-26T19:21:50Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 7