Beyond the First Draft
by Dr. Laurel Yourke, published March 21, 2018

BEYOND THE FIRST DRAFT supplies the tools to understand and polish every aspect of the novel. How do you escalate work from good to great, from a manuscript to a published novel? This comprehensive, accessible book offers not only tips and techniques, but encouragement and motivation.

“Brilliant guide provides bounty of revision tactics and solutions.”
~ Christine DeSmet, author, Master Class teacher/faculty associate in writing and
director of the “Write-by-the-Lake Writer’s Workshop & Retreat” at University of Wisconsin-Madison