5 Ways Poetry Influenced My Debut Novel

Author Talya Jankovits shares five key ways poetry influenced her debut novel, from playing with grammar to revision techniques.
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Revision Isn’t Cleanup: How to Edit for Meaning, Not Just Polish

Bestselling author Eliza Knight discusses the real power of revision and how to edit for meaning instead of just spelling and punctuation.
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Right now, I’m in the process of revising the first few chapters of the second part of my novel series. I’m using a customised version of @CA_Hawthorne Novel Scan. So far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how much more this method helps me get out of the chapters. It’s still too early to discuss the benefits of this method in depth. But even now, I like how it forces you to read a chapter through different lenses.

If you’re not yet familiar with the approach, I recommend the blog post in which Christina introduces the Novel Scan:

https://christinahawthorne.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/exploring-the-self-editing-system-part-1/

By the way: Thank you very much @CA_Hawthorne for taking the trouble to write down your revision process and share it with us.

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Be Frankenstein: 5 Tips on Resurrecting a Dead Draft

Author Kirsten Kaschock shares five tips on resurrecting a dead draft and advises writers to tap into their inner mad scientist.
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How to Write a Teleplay-Podcast-Book Manuscript

Jake Korell shares writing a teleplay-podcast-book manuscript that went through several revisions and submissions before self-publication.
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