You've written the great American novel, but it's buried inside your NaNoWriMo manuscript. Luckily, Kim Votry and Pam Stucky provided tips on turning your pages into a masterpiece and then marketing it.
Votry's flow chart, left, laid out the editing process through refining tense, character names, and scene goals to resolving conflict and proofreading. And her second hand-out, below, had tips on writing reviews of books to generate good karma.
Stucky advised folks to get connected to review blogs and email newsletters to keep readers interested. One of Stucky's favorite connecting tools is Twitter. "You need to build honest relationships," said Stucky, "and write interesting tweets." Plus you can't forget to bring treats to book signings.
One final tip both writers agreed upon was "perseverance."
Kim Votry's book, "," is a NaNo book for young writers. Here's her and .