Bell, James Scott     frey50        <br/><br/>
Revision and self-editing for publication   techniques for transforming your first draft into a novel that sells  
by James Scott Bell 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio   Newton Abbot :  Writer's Digest ;  David & Charles [distributor],  2012 
 - 281 p.   23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: published as Revision & self-editing. 2008.  Includes index 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781599637068 (pbk.) 1599637065 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Technique<br/>Manuscripts--Editing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.3 Bel   14