Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. Meet Miranda Darrow!

    3. Introduction to The Six-Step Revision Process

    4. Assignment

    1. Lesson 1: The Big Chart

    2. Lesson 2: Sample Big Chart Layout

    3. Lesson 3: The Big Chart from Step One is the chart, is the source of your revision plan for Step Two

    4. Activity: Comet's Silver Short Story

    5. Activity 2: Chart Comparison and Mapping Exercise

    6. Assignment: Make Your Chart

    1. Lesson 1: Work the Chart - Developmental Edits

    2. Lesson 2: Put it Together

    3. Lesson 3: Cut scenes that aren’t pulling their weight

    4. Lesson 4: Here’s where we “rehome” some darlings & look over MS for plot holes & fluff

    5. Activity: Developmental Edit Review of Comet's Silver

    6. Assignment: Fill out the Revisions column then make Big Picture revisions in your Manuscript

    1. Lesson 1: Paragraph-Level Edits

    2. Lesson 2: How Much Setting is the Right Amount?

    3. Lesson 3: Make Your Dialogue Sing!

    4. Lesson 4: Show, Don’t Tell

    5. Lesson 5: Revise on the paragraph level

    6. Activity: When Sparks Fly (Before and After Paragraph-Edits)

    7. Assignment: Paragraph-level edits, focus on Setting, Dialogue, and SDT

    1. Lesson 1: Get Feedback, where to find writers to be your CPs, and Critique-Focused Writer Websites.

    2. Lesson 2: Who are Beta Readers?

    3. Lesson3: Vet CP/BR before sending full MS

    4. Lesson 4: Trade Pages with CPs & Reciprocate, Time to Incorporate the Feedback, and Conflicting Advice/Seek an Outside Opinion.

    5. Assignment: Send Manuscript to Critique Partners or Beta Readers - Incorporate the Feedback into your Manuscript

    1. Lesson 1: Line Edits (sentence/word level)

    2. Lesson 2: Line Edits - Active Verbs, Active Voice

    3. Lesson 3: Sentence variety/char. voice

    4. Lesson 4: Line-level edits – Make it Sparkle

    5. Activity: Brothers Repair Service (Before and After Copyedits)

    6. Assignment: Revise word choice, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

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Testimonials for The Six-Step Revision Process

A Guided Approach to Revising Your Novel

“I truly enjoyed the class. It provided a clear overview of the process, making it feel much less intimidating. I even created a project planner in Excel to track my progress for each step, so I now know where I’m heading. Your course is a resource that I will return to repeatedly as I finish my novel and continue writing. ”

Renee L

“There are what feels like a million books, courses and structures for how to write a novel draft. But once you have that draft? My process has been a laborious one, usually involving multiple full retypes of drafts, which has been manageable for shorter works. But in transitioning to novels - ask my wrists how they feel. Miranda Darrow's Six Step Revision Process Class has given me exactly what I need - a simple, easy to follow process that allows me to break down the draft I have, find the story I want to tell, and guide me step by step in the writing of the perfect final draft. I'm seriously excited about revising all of the drafts languishing on my hard drive now.”

Stephanie G

“This was a great class to show me how to work through revising in steps. Being new to writing this was extremely helpful. I enjoyed being able to have others read my writing and provide feedback. Miranda was very responsive to questions and you could tell she had our best interests in mind as writers. I would encourage you to take the class if you are looking to improve your writing and revising skills. ”

Pam B.