Bibliograph

Self-editing for fiction writers, how to edit yourself into print, Renni Browne and Dave King ; illustrations by George Booth

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Self-editing for fiction writers, how to edit yourself into print, Renni Browne and Dave King ; illustrations by George Booth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-267) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Self-editing for fiction writers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53325325

Responsibility statement

Renni Browne and Dave King ; illustrations by George Booth

Review

"Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories." "In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to your own work. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript. Each point is illustrated with examples, many drawn from the hundreds of books Brown and King have edited."--Jacket

Sub title

how to edit yourself into print

Table Of Contents

1. Show and tell -- 2. Characterization and exposition -- 3. Point of view -- 4. Proportion -- 5. Dialogue mechanics -- 6. See how it sounds -- 7. Interior monologue -- 8. Easy beats -- 9. Breaking up is easy to do -- 10. Once is usually enough -- 11. Sophistication -- 12. Voice

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