Your Next Draft
Where fiction writers do the hard work of refining unputdownable novels.
I LOVE every minute of the revision process. Editing is the creative crucible where we discover the story you truly want to tell—and it can present some of the most challenging moments on your writing journey.
So if you’ve written a draft—or three—but are still searching for your story’s untapped potential, this is the podcast for you.
Together, let’s dig into the difficult and delightful work of editing your next draft.
Listen to the Latest Episodes
What You’ll Hear on the Podcast
- How to self-edit your novel like a pro
- Tips and strategies for story arcs, character development, and more
- What to expect from working with a professional editor
- Real editing conversations where a writer and I edit their scenes together
- Expert interviews with special guest authors and editors on how they edit best-selling books
- And more!
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How Great First Chapters Make Readers Care (with Abigail K. Perry)
Your first chapter has a monumental task: to make potential readers care about your book right away and hook them to keep reading. Find out how with editor Abigail K. Perry.
Inciting Incident: How to Revise an Unputdownable Beginning
A great inciting incident hooks your readers and sets up everything to come, laying the foundation for a brilliant surprising, yet inevitable climax that your readers will love. Here’s how to revise it to excellence.
What If You Do Everything Right and the Book Launch Still Goes Wrong? with A.S. King
“It really broke my heart… and it probably always will.” A.S. King gets honest about what happened when the publishing industry failed her book.
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