8 Simple Tips for Self-Editing Your Writing

• Watch for consistency errors in your story  

• Six useful tips for self-editing your book  

• Avoid using ALL CAPS in your writing  

• Don’t smother writing with your red pen  
Sometimes writers sabotage their own stories by ensuring every sentence is grammatically correct, as if they were turning it in to their middle school English teacher.

• What to look for when revising your manuscript 

• Fix scene by employing black box analysis
One question a number of writers have when editing their novel or short story is if a scene succeeds or not. Sometimes they feel the scene lacks importance, yet they hesitate to cut or revise as it’s tightly written with crisp dialogue or rib-splitting humor. A solution for evaluating a scene’s importance is to employ a black box analysis.

• Learn some literary devices 

• Read for a solution