Revision & self-editing : techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel / James Scott Bell.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781582975085
- ISBN: 1582975086
- ISBN: 1582975094
- ISBN: 9781582975092
- Physical Description: 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: On becoming a writer -- A philosophy of self-editing -- Characters -- Plot & structure -- Point of view -- Scenes -- Dialogue -- Beginnings, middles & ends -- Show vs. tell -- Voice & style -- Setting & description -- Exposition -- Theme -- Revision -- A philosophy of revision -- Before you revise -- The first read-through -- The ultimate revision checklist -- Epilogue: The trick that cannot be explained -- Appendix: Exercise answers.
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- Manuscripts > Editing.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 808.3 BEL (Text) | 33114016190134 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Graham County Library | 808.3 BEL (Text) | 80605001433985 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | 808.3 BEL (Text) | 0020512108125 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
