HOW TO GAIN PERSPECTIVE ON YOUR WORK by Brian A. Klems has some great tips.
Personally I’m a fan of getting feedback from multiple readers to see if there seems to be a concensus of what needs work. What about you? Do you use beta readers? Put your project away for weeks at a time? Or retype your manuscript?
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All of the above – especially with this WIP I’m currently hammering away at. Right now I’m at the re-typing phase. (Or rather re-re-re-typing phase. This sucker has gone through a lot of drafts.) Next up, a short period of marinating followed by another round of beta reading.
What number draft are you on??
I lost count. There was the first draft, followed by all its edits. Then I changed the POV and rewrote it entirely, with all those edits rounds. And now this. 8? Maybe 9 drafts? With two complete rewrites. I think I finally have it, though.
You’re a better woman than I could ever hope to be!