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Mastering the Developmental Edit: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Big Picture Revisions

Understanding the Big Picture Edit

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Monalisa Foster
Aug 21, 2024
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Just what is a developmental edit? My first thought was that it’s the feedback you get from someone on a finished manuscript, such as from an agent or a publisher who is interested in your story. But it’s also the kind of edit you do before the manuscript is finished, i.e. something you do while you are developing the story—hence the name. In other word…

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