Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (0062720465) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

"A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pros how to polish fiction writing with panache."--Library Journal

There's not much of the old-style editing going on at publishing houses today. Renni Browne, veteran of William Morrow and other publishers, founded the Editorial Department in 1980 to teach fiction writers the techniques professional editors (many of whom have gone independent) use to prepare a manuscript for publication. In this book, she and senior editor Dave King share their accumulated expertise in a series of brilliantly compact lessons. One page from their simply and markedly improved version of a scene from The Great Gatsby alone would make a compelling advertisement for their techniques. Very highly recommended. --MTB

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Red-faced I crossed out, wrote, re-read: the book is on my nightstand now:

Red-faced I crossed out, wrote, re-read Self-Editing For Fiction Writers: How To Edit Yourself Into Print. The book is on my nightstand now. This is a must-have for any writer -- aspiring, emerging, experienced. It is written by two editors, Renni Browne and Dave King whose collective editing experience spans close to a century. They're not writers, although their prose is always spot-on, humorous, never condescending if sometimes stinging (oh, they must have had my work in mind when they wrote this!) --... more info

Read Many Similar Books--This One Is My Favorite:

Self Editing for Fiction Writers is by far one of best books I've read on the style and structure of fiction writing. It is a great tool, especially for new and self published authors who don't have the luxury of having a developmental editor to guide them in fixing their story before publication. This book covers many of the steps that a writer should take to perfect their work before sending if off to a copy editor who'll only correct things such as typographical errors, misspelled words, grammatical... more info

Clear, instantly useable, self-editing advice:

SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS has moved to the top of my list of great books on writing. It's smart and easy to understand. I feel like my own book is already better because of it. Highly recommended!

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers:

This is one of those writing resources that should be on the desk of EVERY writer of fiction. I cannot recommend Self-Editing for Fiction Writers high enough.

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