An interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer about her new book, Make Your Manuscript work. 

In March 2025 I wrote about the difficulty of writing a “shitty first draft”  (JoVanEvery.co.uk/perfectionism-vs-impatience/) and concluded "If you *accept* that multiple rounds of revision will be required, and even have a process for moving through them, it’s easier to allow yourself to be messy when drafting."

I hope this interview helps you understand something about developing your manuscript from draft to publishable version, and you’ll try out the method Laura teaches in her book.

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Make Your Manuscript Work: An Interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer

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