Indie craft check: before another polish pass, ask where a careful reader would almost stop.
Not “did you like it?” Fix the almost-stop beat first; polish later.
Where did your last draft almost lose you as a reader?
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@ebokiopublishing.bsky.social@ebokiopublishing.bsky.socialPromise of the premise is a revision filter, not a logline trick. If a scene doesn't pressure that promise, cut or rewrite it. Blurb, sample, and midpoint should aim at the same tension.
Which promise is your manuscript keeping on page one?