Don't let the revision process intimidate you any longer. Discover how to successfully transform your first draft into a polished final draft readers won't be able to forget.
In Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell draws on his experience as a novelist and instructor to provide specific revision tips geared toward the first read-through, as well as targeted self-editing instruction focusing on the individual elements of a novel like plot, structure, characters, theme, voice, style, setting, and endings. You'll learn how to:
Write a cleaner first draft right out of the gate using Bell's plotting principles
Get the most out of revision and self-editing techniques by honing your skills with detailed exercises
Systematically revise a completed draft using the ultimate revision checklist that talks you through the core story elements
Whether you're in the process of writing a novel, have a finished draft you don't know what to do with, or have a rejected manuscript you don't know how to fix, Revision & Self-Editing gives you the guidance you need to write and revise like a pro.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Write Great Fiction Revision And Self-Editing:
This book is full of help for revision. It's easy to read and understand. The revision checklist is an essential tool for self-editing.
starting out:
Although this is a book largely about revision and self editing of an existing manuscript, I can heartily recomend this book by Bell for those who have just commenced writing their first novel. The tips and directions from Bell will improve your first draft. I have already got lots of ideas - it has completely changed the way I am approaching my writing. Thanks James Scott Bell for a very easy to read guide.
No More Secrets:
So much for magic. So much for mystery. James Bell gives away the farm--and all the secrets of great writing--in Revision & Self-Editing. This book contains the fundamentals of great fiction and addresses all the stylistic errors that go along with attempting great fiction. You could buy a shelf full of books on each of his chapter headings alone (i.e. Dialogue, Point of View, Style, Character, Plot, and the all-important Show vs. Tell), or you can acquire them between these two covers. I personally... more info
Like a caring English Professor, Jim hovers over your shoulder pointing out the problems and dishing out the fixes.:
How-to books for writing come in as many variations as there are writers. Some are hype, promising you'll make $100,000 in your first year of freelancing or a $50,000 advance on your first novel. They promise much more than they deliver. There are also the texts which do provide some useful information, but they're about as dry as the Nevada desert in August. But every once in awhile a writing instruction book comes down the pike which not only delivers techniques you can immediately apply to your own... more info
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