Your Second Draft

by Alex Kourvo

Overview

You've finished your novel—congratulations! But now what? Staring at the pages, you feel a mix of pride and panic. There's so much to fix, and you don't even know where to start.
 
Your Second Draft is your personal roadmap through the revision process. Whether you're tackling your debut novel or refining your tenth book, this hands-on resource will show you how to become your own editor, with a plan that keeps you focused from start to finish.
 
Alex Kourvo demystifies the revision process, breaking it into clear, actionable steps that help you identify what's working and what's not. You'll breathe new life into your characters, streamline your plot, elevate your prose, and sharpen your voice, all without losing your original vision.
 
With examples from classic and contemporary fiction, this guide empowers you to edit with confidence. Stop dreading revision and start seeing it for what it really is: your chance to make something extraordinary.
 
Your story deserves the spotlight, and you have what it takes to make it shine. Let's get started. 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940180918048
Publisher:	Lovely Day Books
Publication date:	03/29/2025
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	335 KB

About the Author

Alex Kourvo loves books. She reads them, writes them, edits them, reviews them, and teaches other people how to write them. Sometimes, she dreams about books. She’s an editor with over a decade of experience editing for small presses and private clients, and is the co-founder of the Emerging Writers Workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library, where she’s been giving monthly writing classes since 2014. Alex’s blog, Writing Slices, is exclusively dedicated to reviewing how-to books for writers. There are over 200 reviews on her site.

Alex lives in Michigan, in the perfect house on the perfect street in the perfect town. She loves key lime pie, puppies, sunbeams, and new books to read.