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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HRSegovia" data-source="post: 5668432" data-attributes="member: 99950">[FONT=&quot]1st Time Back [/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]Okay. You've caved-in and humbled yourself enough to break your work down and make it better. Now what to do?The first step is to do a read-through. Read your entire work in one sitting. If this is not possible (for example, you're rewriting a novel), then get the first act out of the way and try to do the second and third act in one sitting.In this read-through, you are going to realize that your work is crap. Not that you are a bad writer, but you will find so many screw-ups that you did not see before: bad grammar, stupid dialogue, scenes that don't belong. So much, in fact, that you're going to want to scrap it. Don't. Don't give up. This is why you have come to the rewrite. Every writer does it and experiences the same thing. As tempting as it is, don't make any corrections. Just press-on.After your read through, get a red or green pen (something easy to see), print out a hard-copy (as it is easier to see mistakes and red-ink them), and be ready for another read-through. Now determine what symbols you are going to ink-in (the margin) for easy reference. You will need symbols for:- Misspellings- Grammar- Format Issue- Awkward Wording- Unanswered Plot Questions- Character Inconsistencies (Not like the character)- Character Implausibilities (Not possible by the character)When you encounter these, don't make ANY corrections. You will be tempted, but take note, and move on. If you like, you can take note of BIG ISSUES by jotting the page number down on the cover.Next we will cover the second time back (yes... more revisions).[/FONT]</blockquote>

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