I haven't written a post in a while!
I kind of wanted to write one & figured I'd share my writing process.
Okay, here goes:

Either I or my sis get an idea (she gets ideas & makes me drop what I'm writing to work on "her" story lol). We work out the general plot points together. For example, we'll come up with things like: girl meets guy, they have a fight, he tries to win her back, the ex shows up...etc. (maybe in a bit more detail, but you get the point). I tend to write down all these major points and cross them off as they get written into the story.

Then the writing starts. I send my sis every chapter I write, and she approves or rejects (and if she rejects, I re-write until she approves). I do this after literally every chapter.

Once the story is complete, I send it over to my friend who does some minor grammar/spelling editing, but the main thing she looks for is flow issues, missing scenes, plot concerns, etc. She's really great at it too! I edit it based on her suggestions.

Then off it goes to my editor. After her first round of edits, I make my edits,and then it lands in the hands of my beta readers. They tell me their thoughts on the plot & then I edit based on their feedback & it goes back to the editor. She does another round & then I do my last round of edits.

And voila! The book is ready.