Red pen

Without a doubt, the most fun, the most rewarding, the most important part of the entire writing process is rewriting. I like to do it with a red pen. I printed out the first 30 pages of the new novel for the first time, will go over them carefully for focus and tone, get it right, and then with great energy and anticipation move forward through the story, which remains clear. The story has always been clear. Tone is what I've been struggling with.