The year’s most popular editing tip, plus four more strategies I don’t want you to miss.

What’s the best editing tip you’ve learned this year?

If you’ve been listening to Your Next Draft all year, there are quite a few to pick from—fifty, in fact.

So in this episode, I’m taking a look back at this year on Your Next Draft. I’ve selected the top five editing tips from 2023, tips you can put to use in your writing right away.

In it, you’ll hear:

• The most popular editing tip from 2023
• The editing principle I use with every manuscript and every client
• The editing strategy a client pitched me (that has since become one of my favorite tools!)
• And more!

It’s been a great year on the podcast. I can’t wait to share more editing strategies with you in 2024!

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Get my Scene Analysis Worksheet: alicesudlow.com/sceneworksheet
• Find J.D. Edwin’s books: jdedwin.com
• Ep. 8: What Is a Scene? The Ultimate Guide to Write and Edit Amazing Scenes
• Ep. 23: 3 Simple Steps to Edit Absolutely Anything in Your Novel
• Ep. 20: Listen in on a Real-Life Scene Edit with Author and Editor Kim Kessler
• Ep. 33: The 3-Step Formula to Evoke Emotion and Make Your Readers Feel
• Ep. 35: How to Create an Editing Process That Works for You With Author JD Edwin
• Ep. 50: Use This One Editing Tip for Everything You Write

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