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How do you feel about rewrites? Do you dash off a first draft, give it to your beta readers, take their suggestions (or not) and then do two or three rewrites before you consider your novel finished? We all have different methods (sometimes I call them "rituals") we follow as we write. And whatever works for you is the right way to go. I follow a deferent method.
When I write a chapter I let it "stew" for a day or so. Then I go in and rewrite it. I do this with every chapter I write. So, when I am finished I don't have to do a massive rewrite. I will go back and do some minor "tune ups" or maybe insert a clue or two to throw the reader off because you know that he or she is trying to figure out the ending long before the book is finished. But, basically, when I wrap up hat last chapter the novel is finished with no major rewrites required.
It works for me, but it may not fit your style. I should make one point clear. In all my novels, I never consider them really "finished." Oh, they are complete but if I read one some time later I always think, "Wow, I could have done that better" or "Why didn't I add to that part?" But I suppose every author feels the same way, or should. If you don't feel that you could have done a better job, you are not growing in your skill. Yet, you must finish a book at some point. If not, we would never et anything published, would we?
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