This is part of my coursera cours, is not info of my own, but I need a place to have it.
1 Start with easy fixes. Spell and grammar
2. Omit needless words
3. Cut where you are doing the readers thinking
4. Cut stage direction
5. Insure consistent character motivation
6. Has an action happened in the first paragraph?
7. Is my story coherent?
8. Are there complete scenes?
9. Do I start each scene with something active?
10. Am I writing in active voice?
11. Is setting working?
12. Are my characters acting believably?
13. Are the transitions clear?
14. Does my story fit together? (ABDCE)
15. Did I explain the risks for each character?
16. Did I explain the consquences of these risks?
17. Does every sentence deepen character of advance plot?
18. Is the second draft 10% shorter than the first?
19. Am I ready to discard pages that are not working?
20. Is what you meant in your head clear on the page?
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