The revision plan for writers
What if you could create a plan for your revisions that allowed you to stay on track during your revision process?
What if you could organize your beta reader and critique partner feedback to better find commonalities?
What if you could learn how to prioritize your edits to revise more efficiently?
With the Revision Road Map, you will learn how to analyze your manuscript draft, highlight changes in order of story priority, and use a proven system to tackle your revisions with confidence.
That’s right.
No more overwhelm of not knowing where to start.
No getting distracted by line editing and wasting time revising paragraphs you end up cutting later.
No more scouring page after page for the right sticky note or paragraph that needs changing.
The Revision Road Map puts you back in the driver’s seat of your revision process.
Tell me if this sounds familiar?
You’ve written a rough draft of a novel, maybe you’ve even read through it once. You know there are problems, but you aren’t sure where to even begin?
Or…
You are drowning in enough sticky notes to wallpaper a basketball court not to mention conflicting beta reader feedback. You know all the things that need to be fixed, but feel overwhelmed.
Or…
You started editing, but began on page one and now can’t see the forest for the trees as you line edit your way through, afraid you’re missing the big picture issues.
What if I told you there was a way to analyze your work yourself, prioritize changes, and track them at a glance to systematically resolve edits in a way that keeps you on the road to a finished manuscript faster?
That’s exactly why I developed the Revision Road Map!
The Revision Road Map tool is one I developed for my own personal use when I found myself overwhelmed and constantly pushing back revision deadlines.
I know how lost a writer can feel during a revision. I have been that lost.
Keeping track of tens of thousands of words, multiple characters, plots, subplots, character arcs, timelines, multiple points of view, and story structure is a lot. Add in critique partner and beta reader feedback, and those trusty sticky notes and red pens aren’t going to cut it anymore.
I felt like Atlas with the weight of my story world on my shoulders.
I needed a tool that allowed me to see the big picture at a glance.
Learn how to analyze your own work and organize your edits to stay on track and revise with confidence.
The Revision Road Map is a proven system that allows you to:
- Analyze your story
- Identify the key structural problems
- Organize edits in a logical manner
- Keep track of your changes in a single document so you can revise with purpose
Sound good? Get your Revision Road Map for just $47!
Right now, you are struggling with managing all the moving parts of a novel length work that has problems.
That’s normal.
No one writes a perfect first draft. The magic for a lot of writers happens in revision.
But not knowing where and how to begin a revision can be paralyzing.
Starting on page one is tempting, but doesn’t help you fix the big, structural problems that might be present in your novel. Just like when you’re going on a road trip, there is no point packing the snacks if the engine won’t start.
Imagine if you could see your manuscript with fresh eyes, pinpoint those major problems, and make a plan to address them.
With a clear plan, revising doesn’t seem so intimidating anymore.
In fact, it can be downright magical!
My biggest point of overwhelm was collecting and integrating all the various feedback I’d received, and this was the tool that unlocked the mental traffic jam I was in.
Joanna Monahan, Author
I am Monica Cox, a writer and Author Accelerator certified book coach. I have also worked for years in professional communications, creating and editing videos and print communications for public relations clients. I love telling stories and getting to the heart of a message, whether it’s fiction or for a client.
I created this product because this problem is my problem.
Editing became an overwhelming process without direction and I often wanted to bang my head against my desk wishing someone would just tell me what to do so I could fix whatever was wrong in my manuscript. There was no worse feeling of powerlessness than knowing something was wrong but not being able to grasp how to fix it.
There had to be a better way than printed pages covered in sticky notes, and red inked comments in the margins that often ignored the bigger story problems in my manuscript.
While revising my third manuscript, I hit upon the Revision Road Map.
Immediately I had a clearer vision of my book and where it needed to go. When I sat down to edit, I had a plan for what I needed to accomplish each day.
Editing became less of a hair pulling exercise and more enjoyable as I solved the puzzle that was my manuscript. It actually started to feel fun again!
Since then, I’ve tested the Revision Road Map with my book coaching clients and they saw the same magic in it I did. With their feedback, I tweaked it into this reliable, flexible tool that works for a variety of writers.
My goal in creating the Revision Road Map was to share this magic with other writers, help them identify the problems in their own manuscripts, and execute those revisions with a comprehensive, easy-to-use document to keep their process on track.
The Value of the Revision Road Map:
- Inside Outline Course, valued at $200
- How to Analyze Your Inside Outline Course, valued at $200
- Using the Revision Road Map Tutorial, valued at $100
- Editorial Checklist, valued at $75
- Downloadable Revision Road Map, valued at $75
Total Value of the Revision Road Map: $650
Actual Cost of the Revision Road Map: $47!
What You Will Receive with your Revision Road Map:
Lesson 1: Before we can leave on our revision road trip, we need to know our starting point. In this lesson, I will walk you through how to outline what you have on the page right now with the Author Accelerator Inside Outline tool. Learn how to outline the plot and emotional heart of your book as it stands.
Lesson 2: In this lesson, I will provide you with the Editorial Checklist as well as the most common manuscript mistakes I see. You will learn how to analyze your own As Is Inside Outline and how to prioritize the issues you discover using the Stoplight Method.
Lesson 3: In the final lesson, I will walk you through the Revision Road Map downloadable spreadsheet as well as how to complete it to work for your manuscript. This document will become the plan that keeps your revision on track.
These lessons and all the included content are available for only $47.
FAQs about the Revision Road Map
But I write steampunk romance/historical fiction with multiple timelines and points of view/literary fiction/sci-fi/etc…, will this tool work for me?
Yes! The Revision Road Map works across genres. You can modify the Road Map to track specific genre conventions as well as manage multiple timelines, settings, and/or points of view. This tool is designed to work for you no matter what genre you’re writing.
Do I need to purchase the Revision Road Map for every new project I’m working on?
No! Once you own the Road Map, you can use it on as many projects as you like. And I hope that you do! Simply make a copy of the main page and use it again and again. I want all your projects to go more smoothly from here on out so you can write even more stories to share with the world.
Are you serious? It’s only $47? What’s the catch?
No catch. I know that not everyone can afford coaching or developmental editing. It’s a privilege for many to spend money on their writing.
When clients began responding to the Revision Road Map in our work together, I knew I wanted to share this piece of my coaching with as many writers as I could. I don’t want anyone to feel the same overwhelming doubt that came over me when I was lost in my revision.
It is one of my core values to help writers and that means making sure writers have access to tools that help them achieve their goals. Whether we ever work together in a coaching relationship or not, I hope this tool helps you in your writing process.
But I’m a new writer, I don’t know how to do any of this yet?
That’s what the tutorials are for. I walk you through every step of the process so you can take your Revision Road Map and navigate your revision with confidence.
I’m a seasoned writer with my own revision process. Will this document help me?
Of course! As you have probably experienced, every manuscript is different and poses its own unique challenges. Even if you’ve breezed through revision in the past, you may have a thorny plot problem or unique structure you’ve created that’s hard to keep in your head. The Revision Road Map gives you a place to track all those elements as well as a way to stay on track if you’re working against a deadline. I’ve used the Revision Road Map with both new and previously published authors alike, and they have all benefited from the tool.
What’s your refund policy?
Due to the digital nature of this product, there will be no refunds after purchase. But don’t fret! I’ve designed this program so that the value of the tutorials will be worth it even if the spreadsheet doesn’t work for you.
Who Needs the Revision Road Map?
New Writers:
Often new writers type the words The End and realize the first draft is only the beginning. The Revision Road Map will help guide new writers through revisions with focus and intent so you don’t have to muddle through ten versions before realizing you have a giant plot hole or a subplot with no purpose.
Distracted Writers:
We’ve all been there – you start revising on page one with every intention of dealing with those timeline issues and character development problems, but get sucked into line editing. You’ve lost the big picture and waste time polishing sentences that may end up cut later. The Revision Road Map will keep you on track and focused on the big picture.
Experienced Writers:
Perhaps you’re a seasoned writer but need a more effective way to synthesize your beta reader or agent feedback and stay on deadline. The Revision Road Map provides a clear structure to keep your revision to-dos organized.
Here’s How it Works:
- Grab Your Revision Road Map here
- Complete the three short lessons to create your own Revision Road Map
- Start Revising!