Write Great Fiction - Revision And Self-Editing

By James Scott Bell

Language Arts & Disciplines : Composition & Creative Writing - General

Writers Digest Books
Publication date: January 2011

ISBN: 9781582976266

Digital Book format: PDF (Adobe DRM)

Buy PDF

List price:

$16.99

Our price:

$12.99

You save: $4.00 (24%)

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 principlesGet the most out of revision and self-editing techniques by honing your skills with detailed exercisesSystematically revise a completed draft using the ultimate revision checklist that talks you through the core story elementsWhether 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.