https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/editing/basic-editing/w/common-mistakes/7661/author-laurie-finkelstein-on-applying-lessons-from-writing-her-first-novel-to-her-seconden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/editing/basic-editing/w/common-mistakes/7661/author-laurie-finkelstein-on-applying-lessons-from-writing-her-first-novel-to-her-secondFri, 07 Feb 2020 18:17:57 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:25588ea3-02a1-4435-aa1e-39d47c34822eLaurie Finkelsteinhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/editing/basic-editing/w/common-mistakes/7661/author-laurie-finkelstein-on-applying-lessons-from-writing-her-first-novel-to-her-second#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Common Mistakes by Laurie Finkelstein on 2/7/2020 6:17:57 PM<br /> <p>When it came time for author, speaker, and artist Laurie Finkelstein to write her second novel, she approached her writing a bit differently than the first time around. When she wrote her first novel, <em>Next Therapist Please</em>, Finkelstein was a &ldquo;<a href="/editing/basic-editing/w/common-mistakes/add/authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/plot-planning/7395/plotting-vs-pantsing-how-much-should-you-plan-your-novel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pantser.</a>&rdquo; She didn&rsquo;t plan out all the details beforehand and wrote by the seat of her pants. For her second novel,<em> Dying to Play Mahjong</em>, Finkelstein decided to take a more structured approach, and created an outline before writing that helped her plan character and plot arcs in advance. Something that remained the same when completing her second novel was that Finkelstein always took editing seriously. She highly recommends authors undergo big-picture <a href="/editing/editorial-services/w/developmental-editing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">developmental editing</a> and use <a href="/writing/getting-feedback/w/peer-reviews/6175/how-to-choose-beta-readers-and-why-you-need-them---article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">beta readers</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-26/AuthorLaurieFinkelsteinonApplyingLessonsfromWritingHerFirstNoveltoHerSecond.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../AuthorLaurieFinkelsteinonApplyingLessonsfromWritingHerFirstNoveltoHerSecond.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div>