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The post A Complete Guide to Revising Your Novel: Part Two first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/a-complete-guide-to-revising-your-novel-part-two/feed/ 13 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/01/a-complete-guide-to-revising-your-novel-part-one/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/01/a-complete-guide-to-revising-your-novel-part-one/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52012 Revising your first or your one hundredth novel can be a challenge. Learn or improve your editing process with this deep dive.

The post A Complete Guide to Revising Your Novel: Part One first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/01/a-complete-guide-to-revising-your-novel-part-one/feed/ 29 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/03/from-the-editors-desk-mining-your-manuscript/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/03/from-the-editors-desk-mining-your-manuscript/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:02:54 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33297 Tiffany Yates Martin How to Dig Deeper for the Buried Treasure in Your Story There is a scene in the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love that wrings my heart out every time I see it. Childhood sweethearts and longtime spouses, played by Steve Carrell and Julianne Moore, are separated after the wife’s infidelity. Carrell’s character can’t stop sneaking […]

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