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Rachel Sambrooks: Bab on Books

Writing is rewriting is writing is rewriting

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Rachel Sambrooks
Jul 12, 2024
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Hi I’ve just got to the end of rewriting my second novel (the first wasn’t published, it’s still in the mix) and I’m embarking on a final (ahem) rewrite. Things are changing with it but not hugely. I don’t have to rewrite 80k but I do need to tweak at it if I want it to be taken on.

Some things are style and form. Things that can’t be changed. Others, l…

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