Revision & self-editing : techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel

Available

Revision & self-editing : techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel

(2008)

By: Bell, James Scott

Nonfiction

Book

Series:

Write great fiction.

Call Numbers:

808.3/BELL,J

Availability

Locations	Call Number	Status
Adult Nonfiction	808.3/BELL,J	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [2008]
©2008

EDITION

First edition

DESCRIPTION

266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9781582975085 (hbk. alk. paper), 1582975086 (hbk. alk. paper), 9781582975092 (pbk. alk. paper), 1582975094 (pbk. alk. paper), 1582975086

LANGUAGE

English

SERIES

Write great fiction.

NOTES

Includes index

Introduction: On becoming a writer -- A philosophy of self-editing -- Characters -- Plot & structure -- Point of view -- Scenes -- Dialogue -- Beginnings, middles & ends -- Show vs. tell -- Voice & style -- Setting & description -- Exposition -- Theme -- Revision -- A philosophy of revision -- Before you revise -- The first read-through -- The ultimate revision checklist -- Epilogue: The trick that cannot be explained -- Appendix: Exercise answers