Revision Resources

Hey writers! Congratulations on making it past November! If you're done or going to be done with your first draft of your novel, I thought it might be helpful to share revision resources.

I'll share the "Frankenstein Method of Revision." A writing professor of mine introduced it to me, and I've really liked this method so far. Basically, you leave the first draft untouched and just copy&paste into a new document scene by scene, revising and editing each scene in the new document. She also suggested taking a break from the book and letting it sit for a while before revising to let your brain forget some of the details, and then reading your work from beginning to end before beginning the editing process.

I'm only about 3,000 words into my revision, and I'll probably take a break and let it sit for a while (but I desperately needed to redo my opening so it made more sense now that I know the ending!). I really like this method more than my previous method of editing, which has been "fiddle around with the doc until you like it." This seems more organized and my first draft stays "locked" so I don't worry about deleting something I might want to look at later.

What are your methods, tips, and tricks for revising and editing?