#NaNoNowWhat? Bonus Episode: First Steps after First Drafts

<p></p><p>Finishing a draft is glorious.</p><p>Realizing you have to revise it—especially the first time—is … not.</p><p>That’s the focus of this bonus episode. We’re thinking, maybe it’s post NaNoWriMo, it’s December, and you’re sitting on on a draft, a real honest-to-gosh draft of your first novel. And you should be thrilled, happy, pleased as punch.</p><p>But since you’re a #AmWriting listener, we know you know the next step is NOT pressing send on an agent query or designing cover art. Or even polishing each sentence to perfection. In this episode, you’ll hear me (KJ) chat with three fantastic book coaches about what you do do to go from the drafting process to the revision process, the first steps in shifting your mindset, evaluating what you’ve got and figuring out how to make it better. </p><p><strong>Links from the pod: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/the-30-day-revision-episode-338-how">The 30 day revision process episode</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781944936044">Creating Character Arcs</a>, KM Weiland </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780399579745">Save the Cat Writes a Novel,</a> Jessica Brody</p><p><strong>MORE INFO: Head to </strong><strong>www.nanonowwhat.com</strong><strong> for free resources on the evaluating and revision process, and to learn more about these fantastic book coaches and how they can get you from NaNo success to a draft that’s ready to pitch or publish.</strong></p><p>Hear from other #NaNoNowWhat coaches on #AmWriting: </p><p>Rona Gofstein on <a target="_blank" href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/who-will-read-my-book-know-your-market">Blueprint for a Book Step 3: Who Will Read My Book? Know Your Market</a></p><p>Sam Skal on <a target="_blank" href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/one-outline-to-rule-them-all-even">Blueprint for a Book Step 8: One Outline to Rule Them All (Even if You Hate Outlining)</a></p><p><strong>The guest coaches</strong></p><p><strong>Kayla Davenport