In this multi-post series, you’ll discover techniques and technology to help you self-edit. Part 3 offers questions to uncover plot problems and opportunities. To read the full post with examples, visit https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-3/.

In this multi-post series, you’ll discover techniques and technology to help you self-edit. Part 2 offers advice on scene-by-scene editing of characters. To learn more, visit https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-2/.

In this multi-post series, you’ll discover techniques and technology to help you self-edit your novel. Today's podcast discusses how you can use Scrivener's Custom Metadata to write and edit using deep point-of-view techniques. For more information, visit https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-1d/.

Are you drowning in a sea of post-it-notes? You find answers to writing questions, but then must choose how to keep track of them. Knowledge retention comes one choice at a time—decide how you'll use technology to preserve your hard-earned education. To learn more, visit https://tameyourbook.com/knowledge-retention-comes-one-choice-at-a-time/.

In this multi-post series, you’ll discover techniques and technology to help you self-edit your novel. Today I’ll show how Custom Metadata can help you: add, update, and track essential story information, perform a scene-by-scene content review, enhance the bond between readers and characters, and avoid distracting readers with the author’s voice. Visit https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-1c/ to view the online post and examples.

In today’s podcast, I’ll cover how ProWritingAid can help you decrease reader frustrations, reduce critical reviews caused by embarrassing errors, improve the writing consistency, and edit Scrivener scenes with no copy and paste. To view the entire post with examples, visit https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-1b/.

In this multi-part series, you’ll discover techniques and technology that will help you self-edit your novel. To see the story blueprints and spreadsheet mentioned in this podcast, view this post at https://tameyourbook.com/self-edit-your-novel-part-1a/.

Character descriptions can take on lives of their own. Some writers map out every little detail while others list only the highlights. Regardless of your preference, with a series, you’ll want to organize your character profiles. For more information, visit https://tameyourbook.com/organize-your-character-profiles/.

H. R. D’Costa’s book, Story Stakes, shows writers how to increase tension by leveraging the negative consequences of failure. For more information, visit https://tameyourbook.com/add-stakes-to-the-story-spine/.

The Story Spine is a multifaceted writer’s tool, enabling you to improvise a narrative quickly, identify what it’s about, and edit a bloated draft. To view the written post and explore the writing resources, visit https://tameyourbook.com/build-a-story-spine/.