Content & Developmental Editing | How to Edit a Book #2

In this second instalment of our series on editing, we're tackling the challenge of developmental editing--that is, editing your book's content (structure, character, plot, etc). For many writers, this is the most difficult and most intimidating part of the editing process, so we're breaking it down step by step and providing some strategies and tips you can use when diving in to your developmental edits!

How to Edit a Book Part 1 | Assessing Your Manuscript:    • Assessing Your Manuscript | How to Ed...  
How to Edit a Book:    • How to Edit a Book  

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Underwriting vs overwriting
3:11 - Making a revision map
5:45 - Revision map example
10:58 - Creating revision tools
12:52 - Editing methods

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