Day 22: how I visually edit

Daily goal: 4,140 words/day.

Today: 4,339 words

339 Pages Edited so Far

Draft 2 Goal: Increase Conflict and Suspense

Would you like to see how I visually edit my book?

For my first draft, I use Scrivener, but for editing, I use a google doc.

I'll highlight things with different colors. Blue is saved for my future 'world building' draft, and pink (not pictured) is conflict and suspense stuff that I need to come back to.

Here's an example (note: this scene is rough and not final in any way)

In the example above, I have no idea what Vogel's house should look like, because I don't really know what the world they live in looks like. I'll figure out all of that stuff when I do a draft solely focusing on world building.

In addition to highlights, I'll leave comments with concepts to come back to or things to keep in mind. Here's an example of a comment:

In the above example, I have a small scene that could be cool in the book, but I don't know where. So I comment how I want the scene to contribute to the theme. That way when I find a spot for it, I'll know what to do.

I'll also leave myself little encouraging notes so that I remember I'm a decent writer and it's all gonna be okay.

Anyhow, these are just some examples from today's editing, might not be the best, and certainly not polished at all, but gives you an idea!