Revision & self-editing : techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel
(2008)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
808.3/BELL,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [2008]
©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
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