How to Edit a First Draft | Developmental Editing Tips for Writers

After the first draft comes developmental editing. This self-editing step for writers focuses on story structure, character development, and consistency for your book.
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Chapters:
00:00 What is Developmental Editing?
01:05 Characters
01:54 Theme
02:13 Plot
03:42 Pace
04:49 How to find issues
06:34 Don't get stuck!
07:54 Final notes

[@c.c.milton]

Wow, there is that big number again… 250,000 lol trying to give me nightmares? Great video.
My process is after I carefully edit it, I hand it off to my editor who then hands it back to me all in red and I cry myself to sleep for a few weeks questioning if I should just give up. Then I keep going cause she is expensive, and I need to make my money back somehow. Then she proof edits and I cry myself to sleep some more. I then proof edit it twice. So my process is a lot of self questioning and tears lol.

[@SydneyFaithAuthor]

Hah, thanks. 250 is crazy, idk how epic authors can keep that organized, let alone Sanderson's nearly double!

[@tauthe1st]

Hi Sydney.
This is very informative. Been editing book 2 myself.
Would you care to give advice on how to properly get kdp book cover dimensions for publication?

[@SydneyFaithAuthor]

Hello! If you're looking for ebook cover dimension, the recommendation is 1600 x 2560. For paperback and hardcover, I always use the cover template tool you can find in the KDP "help" pages.