1.0Women Writers, Women's Bookshttps://booksbywomen.orgSusan K Hamiltonhttps://booksbywomen.org/author/susankhamilton/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qi0jFPTSaR"><a href="https://booksbywomen.org/take-a-little-off-the-top-seven-tips-to-help-you-self-edit-your-novel-manuscript/">Take a Little Off the Top: Seven Tips to Help You Self-Edit Your Novel Manuscript</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://booksbywomen.org/take-a-little-off-the-top-seven-tips-to-help-you-self-edit-your-novel-manuscript/embed/#?secret=qi0jFPTSaR" width="600" height="338" title="“Take a Little Off the Top: Seven Tips to Help You Self-Edit Your Novel Manuscript” — Women Writers, Women's Books" data-secret="qi0jFPTSaR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> http://booksbywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/IMGP6647-300x199-2.jpg300199By Susan K. Hamilton There’s no feeling quite like completing the first draft of your manuscript. There is an immense feeling of satisfaction, even of triumph. That giddiness, however, can quickly be subsumed by the dawning realization of what’s on the horizon: editing. Editing can be a daunting prospect, but it is one hundred percent […]