Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback

Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback

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Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback
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Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback

Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback

$18.99
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by James Scott Bell (Author)

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.

Author Biography

James Scott Bell is the #1 bestselling author of Plot & Structure, and thrillers like Deceived, Try Dying, Watch Your Back, and One More Lie (International Thriller Writers Award finalist), and is a Christy Award winner. His fiction has been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and the Library Review. A former trial lawyer, Bell now writes and speaks full time. He lives in Los Angeles.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: December 31, 2012

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