The "Ridpath Method'"

"He spent 18 months working on the book: six months on researching and planning, six months on the first draft and then six months redrafting with freelance editor Richenda Todd. Ridpath decided that, rather than showing potential publishers ´a good synopsis´ he would do better with the whole novel. 'It seemed to me that the nearer a finished product there was, the less risk publishers would be taking. And with the change of genre and everyone being so risk-averse, anything I could do to minimise the risk would help.'"
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