Why Revision Is Just a Matter of Problem-Solving

You wrote a novel! Now what? Today, author Jane Glatt, shares the process of learning how to revise a draft… and why it’s just a matter of problem-solving:

Congratulations! You did it! You wrote your novel—you finished it and wrote THE END in all caps. There’s nothing left to do except pat yourself on the back and celebrate. Throw a party, eat cake, have a glass of wine. You did it!

You wrote your novel and every single word is perf—oh, wait, maybe not every single word is perfect. And there might be a scene here or there that doesn’t quite work the way you want it to. And your wonderful, heroic protagonist—did they struggle against great odds? Did they scrape through by the skin of their teeth or were they so fabulous that they made things look easy? Maybe too easy?