{"id":88109,"date":"2022-12-23T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=88109"},"modified":"2023-01-02T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:04:57","slug":"preparing-for-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/preparing-for-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Publication: The Final Steps Before Letting Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are the final stages of the writing process? How do you know when your piece is ready for publication?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Everybody Writes<\/em>, Ann Handley offers a comprehensive guide to writing everything you need to write in today\u2019s business world. The book\u2019s main focus is on writing for marketing purposes, but many of the principles can be applied to other types of writing as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for Handley&#8217;s advice on your third and fourth drafts and your final edits as you prepare for publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-draft-3\">Draft 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done your large-scale and detailed editing for Draft 2, you can move on to Draft 3. <strong>Draft 3 is when you&#8217;ll focus on your connection to the audience.<\/strong> Handley recommends imagining one specific individual as your reader and switching perspectives with them. Read through your piece as this reader, identify what misunderstandings or questions they have, and make sure they can see themselves in what you\u2019ve written.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In addition to identifying questions and confusions, <a href=\"https:\/\/bettermarketing.pub\/how-to-focus-on-your-audience-instead-of-yourself-1f578e631fd2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">switching places with your reader will help you orient your writing toward them and away from yourself<\/a>. Whatever you\u2019re writing, you\u2019re writing it to <em>serve <\/em>the reader. It can be tempting to craft writing that satisfies you\u2014florid, convoluted writing using your favorite words, for instance\u2014and putting yourself in your reader\u2019s shoes can help you avoid that temptation.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-draft-4\">Draft 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re preparing for publication, you&#8217;ll want to<strong> add style and voice <\/strong>to your piece. This includes things like humor and figurative language. For Draft 4, Handley emphasizes that you should write in second person and make sure your sentences and paragraphs read quickly and clearly. Cut any sentences or words that slow the pace of the piece. She also suggests using things like bullet points, visuals, and blank space to make the piece more visually appealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Handley says to cut items that slow your writing\u2019s pace, slowing the pace might not always be the right move. <a href=\"https:\/\/writershelpingwriters.net\/2017\/01\/pacing-and-momentum-in-revision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can alternatively strategically manipulate the pacing of your piece<\/a> to maintain reader engagement. A reader might get bored with a piece that maintains the same speed throughout, but you can use heavier words or sentences to change up the pace, keep them interested, and draw their attention to important ideas.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-final-edit\">The Final Edit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your fourth draft is finished, it\u2019s time to <strong>ask others to help with your editing.<\/strong> The author recommends first running the piece through an AI editor to catch mistakes you may have missed and resolving those before sending it to your human editor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A human editor should be someone you work with long-term who understands not only the basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/rules-for-writing\/\">rules of writing<\/a> but also your unique style and voice. Ideally, your editor will be able to identify errors, fact-check, and rephrase and rewrite while maintaining your voice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Depending on your situation, <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2021\/07\/a-better-approach-to-group-editing#:~:text=process%20create%20more%20frustration%20than,days%20for%20reviewing%20or%20proofreading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you may also have the opportunity\u2014or obligation\u2014to edit your work as a group<\/a>. This can improve your piece since you\u2019ll have more people looking at it, but you also run the risk of lots of disagreements or semantic arguments. To minimize these, make sure everyone in the group understands the purpose of the piece and your brand voice, and that they know their own roles in the process\u2014who is the writer, who are the reviewers, and who has the final say on edits.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before publication, <strong>Handley also recommends that you read your final draft out loud<\/strong> to catch any errors or places where the phrasing could be tightened up. Then, review it visually to make sure it\u2019s digestible for the reader in whatever format they\u2019re taking it in. Huge blocks of text will be unappealing to someone reading your piece on their mobile device, and using white space and plenty of visuals makes it easier to read.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Handley suggests reading your piece out loud to yourself, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standoutbooks.com\/reading-aloud-improve-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">there are also benefits to reading it out loud to another person<\/a>: Having an audience as you read can help you be more aware of your audience\u2019s perspective, and it makes you more likely to notice areas that sound clunky enough to be worth changing.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, once your work has been published, let your attachment to it go. After it\u2019s published, your work doesn\u2019t belong to you anymore: It belongs to the public. If you have regrets about the final product because it wasn\u2019t quite what you wanted it to be, take it as a lesson for next time. And finally, congratulate yourself! You\u2019ve just accomplished something great.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Sometimes your biggest regret from a piece of writing is having to get rid of something you worked hard on or really liked from your earlier drafts\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/studiofriend.co\/what-kill-your-darlings-really-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killing your darlings<\/a>, as the saying goes. However, the reason you had to let those go was that they were <em>your<\/em> darlings, meaning they served you and not the reader. As Handley says, published writing is for the reader, so if you had to put your favorite parts on the chopping block, don\u2019t feel bad. Remember that doing so was a gift to your audience, and keep those treasured pieces for yourself.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the final stages of the writing process? How do you know when your piece is ready for publication? 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