Writing Advice: Self-Editing Tip #3 - Separation

This probably should have been the first of the self-editing tips, but it's all good.

Before you start self-editing your finished manuscript, give yourself a cooling off period. Put the book down and step away. Don't look at it for a day or two or three... four if you can manage it. Five if you're really strong.

While you're writing, you are caught up in the high of the story climax and the