I just reread Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook yesterday. It’s great fun, lots of useful advice. It’s also a beautiful book. The section on revision was particularly helpful to me right now. I try to jam everything I can think of in my first draft/s so and trim it back later. Jeff agrees: “Exactly because revision combines analysis and redeploying your creativity, most things you get wrong in your first draft can be fixed in revision, especially as you gain experience. Usually, however, i...
