There are two stages to every revision. First the author works through the big ideas like the plot and the character arc. Then the author focuses on the details of the work. Does the word choice flow? Is the pacing effective? This article provides a guide to help writers consider these smaller, but no less important, revision elements.
Madeline Smoot is the publisher of CBAY Books and former Editorial Director of Blooming Tree Press. In other words, Madeline knows a lot about publishing and the process of bringing a book to market. What Madeline has never been before is an author. Missing is her first book for teens.
Madeline lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, son, two cats, a dog, and more books than should fit in any normal person's house.
For more information about publishing, see Madeline's blog Buried in the Slushpile. For more information about CBAY Books, visit them here.