WRITER'S PARADISE
A revision checklist

Save a copy before you begin. You don't have to fix everything in one pass.

PASS 1: THE STORY
[ ] Can I explain what the main character wants?
[ ] Do the important decisions make sense from their point of view?
[ ] Have I given the reader the information needed to follow the action?
[ ] Does the ending connect to what came before?
[ ] Have I noted anything that needs setting up earlier?

PASS 2: THE SCENE
[ ] What changes during this scene, or what other job does it do?
[ ] Where did my attention slip?
[ ] Is there information I've already given the reader?
[ ] Does the scene start where it needs to?
[ ] Is there a moment I should slow down and let the reader experience?

PASS 3: THE SENTENCES
[ ] Read aloud and mark places where the rhythm trips me up.
[ ] Check repeated words and descriptions.
[ ] Look for unclear pronouns or confusing shifts in time.
[ ] Check dialogue: who is speaking, and what are they trying to do?
[ ] Proofread names, spelling, and punctuation.

ONE CHANGE TO TRY FIRST:


ONE THING I WANT TO KEEP:


QUESTIONS FOR A READER:


These are prompts for a closer read, not rules every story must follow.

Tutorial:
https://www.loganpendragonforge.com/experiments/writers-paradise/tutorials/revise-a-scene/