EDITING A BOOK after a first draft (The Dreaded 2nd Draft)

The dreaded second draft is (in my opinion) the hardest stage of editing a book. Here's both my PLAN for editing my novel as well as what ACTUALLY happened lol. Mentioned in video: ◦ Editing Playlist:    • EDITING TIPS   ◦ Beta Reader Playlist:    • BETA READERS   ◦ Writing BONUS SCENES (my fave vlog ever):    • writing BONUS SCENES + rearranging my offi...   ◦ Proofreading The Secret Gift (vlog):    • it took waaaay too long to proofread my la...   ◦ Vlog #1 in this series (Beginning a new book):    • Can I write a book in 27 days? Starting a ...   ◦ Vlog #2 in this series (Falling so behind):    • this book is taking twice as long to write...   ◦ Vlog #3 in this series (Struggling with Imposter Syndrome):    • is this imposter syndrome? struggling to w...   ___ 📖 T H E Q U E E N ' S R I S E S E R I E S : ◦ THE SECRET GIFT: https://books2read.com/thesecretgift ◦ THE SECRET SHADOW:   / the-secret-shadow   ◦ THE SECRET CURSE:   / the-secret-curse   📚 T H E S T O L E N K I N G D O M S E R I E S : https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com/thest... ◦ COLLECTOR'S EDITION / BOX SET: https://amzn.to/34A9wFw ◦ THE SECRET GIFT: https://books2read.com/thesecretgift ◦ THE STOLEN KINGDOM: https://books2read.com/thestolenkingdom ◦ THE JINNI KEY: https://books2read.com/thejinnikey ◦ THE CURSED HUNTER: https://books2read.com/thecursedhunter ◦ THE ENCHANTED CROWN: https://books2read.com/theenchantedcrown ◦ The Stolen Kingdom Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B088FVQNJK... ___ 📖 B E C O M E A P A T R O N : Where you can receive digital early reader copies of my books, writing & publishing advice, help with your author platform, meet writer friends, and more!   / bethanyatazadeh   💻 M Y A U T H O R N E W S L E T T E R : Sign up for FREE exclusives (the first HALF of The Stolen Kingdom + a step-by-step self-publishing guide): https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com/contact ❤️ M Y M E R C H : https://teespring.com/stores/bethanya... 📚 M Y S E L F P U B L I S H I N G C O U R S E : https://www.udemy.com/course/novel-se... ___ 📒 M Y O T H E R W O R K : ◦ EVALENE'S NUMBER: https://amzn.to/3sZPlKi ◦ PEARL'S NUMBER: https://amzn.to/3Kyp63Q ◦ MARKETING FOR AUTHORS SERIES: https://amzn.to/3pTrbPG ◦ THE CONFIDENT CORGI: https://amzn.to/36aJd9m ◦ Novel Planner Notebook (mug cover): https://amzn.to/3hYnzYo ◦ Novel Planner Notebook (laptop cover): https://amzn.to/3KwvW9Z ___ ❤️ C O M P A N I E S I L O V E & A M A N A F F I L I A T E F O R : ◦ PUBLISH AND THRIVE: https://heartbreathings.teachable.com... ◦ WRITING STICKERS & the book launch planner (10% off discount code is BETHANY10): https://stoneridgestickers.com/?ref=Q... ◦ EPIDEMIC SOUND (where I get my music! If you'd like to try it for a month, using this link gives me a free month! Thank you in advance!): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... ◦ DRAFT2DIGITAL: https://www.draft2digital.com/bethany... 💬 L E T ' S C O N N E C T 💬 Website | https://www.bethanyatazadeh.com Instagram |   / authorbethanyatazadeh   YouTube |    / bethanyatazadeh   Patreon |   / bethanyatazadeh   ___ Thanks for watching! ❤️ Bethany Note: some of these links are affiliate links and will support me with a little extra income at no extra cost to you. :) #Authortube #NovelWriting #SelfPublishing