Step Nine: Polish the Novel Plus Writing and Editing Quotes

Posted by Dawn Ross on October 23, 2020
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You’ve received your manuscript from your copy editor. The final step is to polish the novel by fixing spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Then congratulate yourself, you’ve written a novel!

There’s not much more to say about polishing your novel, so here are some fun quotes about writing and editing:

Editing is not my favorite thing about writing. I wrote this quote after reasoning why editing is so important.
I’m very good at making to-do lists. Lists keep me on task and help me reach my writing goals.
I’ve deleted a lot of boring crap from my drafts. How about you?
Writing isn’t as simple as putting down words, but it is the first step. The hardest part comes when you revise and edit.
These quotes are helpful when you’re participating in NaNoWriMo in November. Don’t worry about showing your story. Just write. Instead of wishing you could write a story, you can actually do it. No more blank pages!
I don’t write for fame or money. I write because there’s a story inside that I want to bring to life. Why do you write?
I have files of chapters and stuff that I’ve deleted from my manuscript but couldn’t bring myself to trash. How much deleting have you done?

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