Pre-Revision Novel Prep: Know Where You Are Before You Dive In

NOTE THIS DATE - This meeting falls outside our normal schedule! Some authors who finish a manuscript start querying agents without a look back (note: not a good strategy!). Others spend months and months if not years revising, getting feedback, revising, getting feedback, even a pro edit, more revisions … And still other writers never make it past a first draft—not because they’ve stopped believing in their story or because they’re lazy. They grind to a halt at the very first “The End” because they don’t know what comes next.

After all, there is no obvious inciting incident for rewrites and revisions.
Dianna will be talking about how to systemically approach the revision process, sharing strategies, examples, and tips that will help you zero in on where to start revising and what to do.

Dianna Sinovic is certified book coach and editor who runs her own editing services business, Diasin Books LLC. She’s also an author of speculative fiction, horror, and mystery. Her paranormal thriller, Scream of the Silent Sun, was released by Parisian Phoenix Press in spring 2025. Her short stories have been published in a number of anthologies, and her flash fiction appears monthly on the blog A Slice of Orange. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, the National Association of Memoir Writers, and the Bethlehem Writers Group, where she serves on the executive committee. Connect with her via her website, www.dianna-sinovic.com, or on Instagram, @dsinovic94.