The last thing I do with a manuscript is polish it, which means rereading it to remove excess words, take out as many "coulds" and woulds" that I can. Also 'ing' words. Check sentences for passive voice. Find any sentence that doesn't sound right and change it. I do this at least three times, sometimes more. I could do it for the next year and I'd still find things to change or improve.
Yesterday, I finished polishing LAST ALIVE. I'll submit it to my editor on June 1.
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