Congratulations! You did it! You rocked the writing world with
your bada$$ word count in November. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a
bit of rest. Okay, that’s enough. Are you ready to revise? Your
NaNoWriMo novel will most likely need several rounds of editing
and revising before it’s reader worthy. This four step plan for
the initial revision process is focused and easy to follow. Step
1: Proofreading for Content What this means is the author does a
read through of the entire manuscript. Some authors will read it
silently, but reading it aloud is more effective. Proofreading
the writing aloud forces the writer to slow down and concentrate
on the rhythm, pitch, and tone of the words and passages. During
this read aloud, passages that seemed witty on paper may reveal
themselves as klunky or cliché. Other things that might be noted
are holes in the plot, or characters acting out of character.
Although it’s tempting to fix these errors right away, now is
not the time. Simply mark the passage needing work, and continu