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Product Description 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 principles Get the most out of revision and self-editing techniques by honing your skills with detailed exercises Systematically revise a completed draft using the ultimate revision checklist that talks you through the core story elements Whether 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. About the Author James Scott Bell is the author of
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- Author
- Bell, James Scott Scott
- Publisher
- Writer's Digest Books
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781599633893
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 4.17 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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