Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
Editing Your Writing
A course by João Tordo , Author
About the video: Editing Your Writing
Overview
“Drafting and editing are crucial to the writing process. I will edit my own writing to show you where you can make cuts, replacements, and general improvements.”
In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: Editing Your Writing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel. Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Editing Your Writing In this lesson, I will tell you how to look at your text and make changes. The first time you finish a manuscript is a time for celebration. My practice has been to let the manuscript rest for at least a couple of weeks, maybe a month, before you start revising. Revising is very important, especially if you want to get it out there, to get it to editors, to get it to publishers, which we'll discuss later. The first moment, letting it rest, can be akin to someone putting an amount of clay on a table. You can think of your first manuscript as clay. It's moldable. You ca...”
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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
João Tordo
A course by João Tordo
João Tordo is an award-winning author based in Lisbon, Portugal. As a child, he was obsessed with books and knew from an early age he wanted to be a storyteller. He went on to study writing in New York and published his first book, The Book of Lightless Men in 2004.
He’s since published 18 books and won multiple awards including the José Saramago Literary Prize, the Fernando Namora Prize, and the GQ Prize. His books are published around the world in countries like France, Hungary, Spain, Brazi, and Mexico. He has also worked on shows for Netflix, including Until Life Do Us Part.
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