Have you ever realised your manuscript doesn't need fixing—it needs reimagining?

I've been wrestling with this exact challenge with Book 3 of my Glass Key trilogy. Multiple drafts, good feedback, but something still wasn't clicking for me.

That's when I realised I needed what I'm calling a Phoenix Draft—not revision, but reimagining the story from the ground up.

I've just published a new Substack post on The Anti-Hustle Writers Lab that explores this approach and shares the framework I'm developing.

If you've ever felt stuck in "fix it" mode, this might resonate.

Would love to hear: Have any of you done a Phoenix Draft without knowing you were doing one? 💭

https://open.substack.com/pub/tracystewartauthor/p/what-if-revision-didnt-have-to-be?r=77cpw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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