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Revision is a Process

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CONTENTS  — REVISION IS A PROCESS

Section 1   -   An Overview of Revision is a Process
          The Process
Section 2   -   Suggestions for How to Revise
           Eye-Brain Coordination
           That First Read Through
Section 3   -   The Big Picture, Chapter by Chapter Revelations
           Chapter by Chapter Summary or Outline
           The Prologue
            Timelines
Section 4   -   The Big Picture, POV-Viewpoint
           Characters Per Story Cheat Sheet
Section 5   -   The Big Picture, Plot
Section 6   -   Characters Who Matter
Section 7   -   Show Don't Tell, What to Cut or Change
           No Laundry List Descriptions
           The Mundane, The Ordinary
           The General and the Generic
           Brand Names
           The Rule of Three
Section 8   -   Show Don't Tell, Adding Essentials
           Sensory Perceptions
Section 9   -   Show Don't Tell, Dialogue
           Skewed Paragraphing
           Said is not Dead
           Dialogue Mechanics
Section 10 -   Special Checks
Section 11 -   Grammar Glitches & Punctuation Pitfalls
           Grammar Glitches
               Weasel Words
               Homonyms and Homophones
            Punctuation Pitfalls
               Punctuation Marks
               Symbols
               The Comma Trauma
Section 12 -   Read it Again
REVISION — MASTER CHEAT SHEETS
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