The secret of successful writing is in the revisions

So
you've finished writing that novel, well done. You're immensely proud
of yourself and so you should be. Writing a novel of 80,000 plus words
is a huge achievement but far from being the end it is probably only the
beginning.  I say probably because yes, there are some writers past and
present who can write a perfect first draft but even then I'll bet they
will have revised as they've gone along, or their editor has suggested
revisions. I've learned over the many years of writing (and the many
years of struggling to get published) that the secret to successful
writing is in the revisions.



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