Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft into a Novel that Sells |
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| Authors: | Bell, James Scott |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | LAN005000, LAN027000, LAN005040 |
| ISBN: | 9781599637105, Related ISBNs: 1599637103, 9781599637105 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 282, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Take your first draft from so-so to sold!
You've finished the first draft of your novel--congratulations! Time to have a drink, sit back...and start revising. But the revision process doesn't have to be intimidating. Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition gives you the tools and advice you need to transform your first draft into a finished manuscript that agents and editors will fight for.
Inside you'll find:
• Self-editing techniques for plot, structure, character, theme, voice, and more that can be applied as you're writing to reduce your revision workload.
• Methods for fine-tuning your first draft into a tight, well-developed piece of literature.
• The Ultimate Revision Checklist, which seamlessly guides you through the revision process, step by step.
• New Chapter! Exercises and techniques for "deepening" your work to engage and excite readers like never before.
Whether you're writing a novel currently or have finished the first draft, Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition will give you the guidance you need to revise your manuscript into a novel ready to be sold.
You've finished the first draft of your novel--congratulations! Time to have a drink, sit back...and start revising. But the revision process doesn't have to be intimidating. Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition gives you the tools and advice you need to transform your first draft into a finished manuscript that agents and editors will fight for.
Inside you'll find:
• Self-editing techniques for plot, structure, character, theme, voice, and more that can be applied as you're writing to reduce your revision workload.
• Methods for fine-tuning your first draft into a tight, well-developed piece of literature.
• The Ultimate Revision Checklist, which seamlessly guides you through the revision process, step by step.
• New Chapter! Exercises and techniques for "deepening" your work to engage and excite readers like never before.
Whether you're writing a novel currently or have finished the first draft, Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition will give you the guidance you need to revise your manuscript into a novel ready to be sold.
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