I'm doing a DEEP DIVE into the editing process for my second published book The Stars We Steal! Want to know how a first draft differs from a finished, published copy? I'm going in, full spoilers, and talking about my editing process.
For a similar video about the process with my debut, Brightly Burning: [ Ссылка ]
TSWS Writing/Editing Vlog Playlist: [ Ссылка ]
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:32 Draft One vs. Draft Zero
04:57 Idea development & mystery plot
06:16 Figuring out the antagonist
07:00 Adding a Bachelor plotline
08:18 Inventing Daniel
09:51 My first terrible ending
10:39 Things in draft one I later threw out
12:01 The B plot from hell
12:32 The pool motif/murder backstory
14:49 Mushy politics & why revision is essential
15:40 Diminishing Maxim & Ewan/swapping character function
16:45 Leo the engineer/inventor
17:29 Rewriting Klara (3 times)
18:46 Turning in the 1st draft/edit letter
19:13 Elliot's motivations/rewriting the romance arc (3x)
21:39 Emotional consistency & rewriting critical scenes
22:40 Turning early filler into high stakes tension
23:49 Dead kids in a romance (mistakes were made)
24:25 Firming up the politics/worldbuilding
26:05 Addressing Leo's agency
27:58 SPEED DATING!
29:15 Rewriting the "fun & games"
30:52 Completely changing the space walk
33:32 Trying to fix the Lady Liberty
35:42 Changing the mystery drive
36:54 The second ending (that failed) & poor Daniel
38:48 Final/third draft changes
39:52 Finally nailing the romance arc
40:54 Making speed dating high tech
42:52 Calling Leo out for classism
44:50 Sexy Marco Polo/fixing the Lady Liberty
46:33 Adding the deep backstory murder plot/new climax
47:59 New ending/epilogue
49:20 Line edits & working in the cover motif
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+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon t6i
Mic: Rode VideoMic Go Light
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 22
