So the messy, long road of finishing my first draft is done. After years of trying and failing to get a full length novel finished, I have finally done it. So I stare at my first draft, thinking, "OK, now I have to edit."
...
Is this really what I should do next? Is there anything else that I should try to do before I dive into editing?
My thoughts are this:
1. Go through my manuscript and find any scenes that don't work. Write these down. (Scrivener helps me a lot in this regard)
2. Write down scenes that I'd like to add.
3. Uh...what else?
Thoughts?
...
Is this really what I should do next? Is there anything else that I should try to do before I dive into editing?
My thoughts are this:
1. Go through my manuscript and find any scenes that don't work. Write these down. (Scrivener helps me a lot in this regard)
2. Write down scenes that I'd like to add.
3. Uh...what else?
Thoughts?