About a month ago, I finished my book.
Rather, I should say, I reached a finished a sentence that I had decided was my last sentence. My word count goal had been reached, and my story had been told.
Since then, I’ve written about 4,000 more words to the book. I’ve added to early chapters and late chapters alike. I’ve beefed up description and rewritten scenes I had hurried through in order to get from A to B as quickly as possible.
I’m still revising entire sections. I’m not just editing. I’m removing entire exchanges of dialogue or moving conversations to different days and settings. I’m confident that all the changes I’m making will improve my book. The story will be more compelling and there will be fewer dull spots.
But how do I know when I’m done? How do I decide that I’m done revising and am only tinkering around the edges? When do I give the completed book to beta readers and ask them to look for holes?
(Cross-posted from my wordpress site--I thought I'd give that site some attention)
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