credit: rebeccamix

quote from the book that captures of the essence of Who Ranka Is, since this revision is so focused on refining her emotional arc

big goals of this edit

• refine Ranka's emotional character arc so it's more consistent throughout the draft

plot line work

• clarify [CHARACTER'S] role
• remove [CHARACTER] from Seaswept
• clarify the role of [SECONDARY PLOT LINE]

what is ranka's emotional arc?

• ranka's arc is an arc of healing. it's an arc of untangling gaslighting, abuse, and lies, of realizing and accepting that though she's done things wrong, she was just a child who should have been protected by the adults that ultimately hurt her. her journey, then, is [redacted, sorry, too many spoilers, but basically you get the gist — i try to boil it down so it's IN MY FACE as i revise]

POV One

• [ ] cut xxx out of xxx
• [x] cut references of xxx
• [ ] sew in xxx
• [ ] thread in [new plot line stuff]

POV Two

• [ ] add in xxx undertones
• [ ] add in xxx? italicized line-of-thinking that boills this down more in depth
• [ ] combine xxx scene and xxx scene into the same chapter
• [ ] cut xxx scene

POV Three

• [ ] refine his role — he's no longer xxx, now he's xxx
• [ ] remove xxx backstory piece
• [ ] sew in mention of xxx
• [ ] sew in tension between him and xxx
• ancedote about the character i need to remember
• anecdote about his goals i need to remember

questions to address / other things to handle

• [ ] full re-read of draft on kindle to catch errors
• [ ] cut exposition scenes
• why do xxx? (this is usually something a reader or editor has questioned!)
• why would xxx?

specific edits

• [x] add more xxx in act one
• [x] all of these are spoilers i'm sorry
  • [x] subplot of this point i have to address
• [x] more spoilers lol
  • [x] but like hopefully this is still helpful?
• [ ]

Revision plan

• General notes
• World building
• Character arcs
• Scene by scene

Feedback

• CP feedback
• Agent feedback
• Editor feedback
• Brainstorm dump