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.