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How to Edit Your Story Like a New York Publisher
by Pamela Hodges | 50 Comments
You have finished writing the first draft of your story, a version of your whole story from beginning to end. Now it is time to edit, to revise your words to make your story clear and compelling, so the reader will continue reading after the first sentence. Are you wondering how to edit your story? Don’t worry; I have some advice for you.
How to Edit Your Story Like a New York Publisher
Editing your story might feel like an impossible task, but when you have a strategy to use, you can be confident you can edit your own story and improve your writing.
Whatever you do, do not skip the important step of editing your first draft. According to David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, “Revision is all there is.”
17 Steps to Edit Your Story
When you say “editing,” many writers think of grammar or punctuation.
It is good to have all your commas in the right places and to make sure you don’t mix up to and two, too many times. However, you might be wasting time editing for grammar and punctuation in a paragraph you decide to cut. You could have used that time to eat ice cream or write another story.
Edit for story structure before you edit for grammar and punctuation.
Here are seventeen tips for how to edit your story for both structure and grammar:
1. Write your story.
First, you have to write your story. A first draft is a complete version of your story, from beginning to end. Don’t edit before you write the entire story. I know you want to polish your paragraphs, but please wait.
Think of your story as though you were building a house. The first draft is like framing a home. You wouldn’t put up drywall in one room, paint, and move in the furniture, before you have completely framed the house. Write the complete story and then revise.
2. Print out your story.
Wait. Before you print it out, run it through spell-check and correct all the misspelled words. Then print it out.
Wait. One more thing. Before you switch from writer to reader, let your story sit for a day of two, give it time to breathe. If you are on a deadline for a writing contest and just finished your first draft, and it is due in three hours, or one hour, take a few minutes away from your story, walk around the block, have a bath, or get a glass of water, then read your story.