The Final Polish
Advice Column Maryland Writers’ Association Quarterly Newsletter March 2021 Question I’ve finished my mystery and my beta reader said I need to do a final polish. I don’t think I can stand to look at it again! Any suggestions? Answer Congratulations on finishing! A final polish is always a good idea. You want your novel to sparkle like a newly-waxed car in order to catch the eye of an agent/editor. I call my system for the final polish a chapter by chapter edit. It involves t
