*hugs* Parametric. Good to see you back around!
Robots!
I print out my novel when I get to a certain editing point. I have a lot easier dealing with the sentence- and paragraph-level stuff once it's printed out. Big changes will need to happen in Scrivener, but anything I can change by crossing out and adding or changing words, sentences, or paragraphs will be on the paper stage. I have written huge sections in the margins (ha ha, the reveal in M/P was a page full of stuff in the margins that crossed into the next few pages), too, but I have to be really motivated right at that stage to make that happen. I usually do two passes in the paper stage, with different colored pens so I can track versions.
JKR, I have found that slogging through a novel versus flying through it doesn't necessarily tell me how good my writing is. I'm so glad that when you went back, you ended up loving it.
And, yes, I'm self-publishing H/V, and I know that in the end that means I call the shots, but I'd like to have an estimated timeframe for what I need to do for the best results. I could just put it out the second I have covers (I have book 1 formatted for Kindle already), but I could also take a little time to get reviews beforehand. It's my first time, so I have no experience to rely on. I also have to ask for permission for a song use (I think I'll get it and cheaply) in M/P, but it requires knowing the publication date and length of published book and distribution, so those are things I need to know beforehand and give the license owner time to get back to me.