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Revision and self-editing for publication

by Bell, James Scott frey50
Additional authors: Bell, James Scott
Edition statement:2nd ed. Published by : Writer's Digest ; | David & Charles [distributor], (Cincinnati, Ohio | Newton Abbot :) , 2012 Physical details: 281 p. 23 cm. ISBN:9781599637068 (pbk.); 1599637065 (pbk.).
Subject(s): Fiction -- Technique | Manuscripts -- Editing.
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Previous ed.: published as Revision & self-editing. 2008.

Includes index

Part 1 : self-editing -- A philosophy of self-editing -- Characters -- Plot and Structure -- Point of view -- Scenes -- Dialogue -- Beginnings, middles, and ends -- Show vs. tell -- Voice and style -- Setting and description -- Exposition -- Theme -- Part 2 : revision -- A philosophy of revision -- Before you revise -- The first read-through -- Deepening -- The ultimate revision checklist -- Epilogues : the trick that cannot be explained.

"Whether you're writing a novel currently or have finished the first draft, Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition will give you the guidance you need to revise your manuscript into a novel ready to be sold."