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Self-Editing Workbook, Novel Revision Planner & Editing Checklist for Writers, Digital Workbook

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🖊️ The Ultimate Self-Editing Workbook

Revise your first draft in focused passes, from big picture to last comma

Writing a book isn't about waiting for inspiration. It's about showing up, even on the days you feel unsure, stuck or overwhelmed.

The Ultimate Self-Editing Workbook is a 32-page, fully hyperlinked digital workbook for iPad and tablets. It's for writers with a finished first draft who want to revise it properly before it goes to beta readers, editors or agents. It works for any genre. Instead of trying to fix everything at once, you'll work through the book in focused passes, from the big picture down to the last comma.

Created by an author, for writers who want focus, clarity and progress, without pressure or overwhelm.

💡 How the passes work: Start big and work small. Fix structure before scenes, scenes before sentences, and sentences before commas. There's no point polishing a paragraph you'll later cut.

🌱 Ideal For Writers Who:

✔ Have a finished first draft and don't know where to start revising
✔ Want to fix structure before polishing sentences
✔ Want a cleaner draft before it goes to beta readers or an editor
✔ Want a thoughtful, practical gift for a writer

📘 What This Workbook Helps You Do:

🚦 Start
- Get Some Distance, Read-Through Notes and Big-Picture Diagnosis

🏗️ Structure
- Reverse Outline, Scene Audit, Pacing Map and Subplot Check

🎭 Character
- Character Arc Check, Character Consistency and Voice Check

🖋️ Scene & Line
- Scene Checklist, Line Edit Checklist, Crutch Words and Dialogue Pass

✨ Polish
- Continuity & Timeline, Style Sheet and Proofreading Checklist

📣 Feedback
- Beta Readers, Revision Notes and Professional Editing

✨ Every page tells you what it's for, what to think about and a practical tip from a working author.

📐 Product Details
- 32 pages in 6 colour-coded sections
- Fully hyperlinked: tap the contents, side tabs and home button to jump anywhere
- Portrait layout sized for iPad, with writing lines spaced for Apple Pencil
- Two designs included: Classic and Pop

📂 What You'll Receive
5 PDF files, available to download instantly:
- Digital workbook, Classic design
- Digital workbook, Pop design
- Printable workbook (US Letter), Classic design
- Printable workbook (US Letter), Pop design
- Bonus: Recommended Resources for Authors

The digital workbooks work with GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo and other PDF annotation apps.

⚠️ Please Read Before Purchasing
- You'll need a PDF annotation app to write on the digital pages, or a printer for the printable edition
- This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped
- For personal use only. You may not copy, share, resell, redistribute or adapt this template, in whole or in part, to create your own products, free or paid. © AuthorBlueprints
- Due to the digital nature of this product, no refunds

✨ Start Writing With Purpose

Your draft is done. Now make it shine.
Your story doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs space, structure and time.

Using an e-ink tablet, or prefer to type? The e-ink edition is in the shop too, along with Notion and Word versions.

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Listed on Oct 14, 2026