false 180467 4 There's not much of the old-style editing going on at publishing houses today. Renni Browne, veteran of William Morrow and other publishers, founded the Editorial Department in 1980 to teach fiction writers the techniques professional editors (many of whom have gone independent) use to prepare a manuscript for publication. In this book, she and senior editor Dave King share their accumulated expertise in a series of brilliantly compact lessons. One page from their simply and markedly improved version of a scene from <cite>The Great Gatsby</cite> alone would make a compelling advertisement for their techniques. Very highly recommended. --<em>MTB</em> 1283228 1993 Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print total:222|5:99|4:87|3:30|2:5|1:1| 222 944 404 68 4 1 false false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 22:17:08 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 18:03:40 -0700 2008
As a writer, I winced at every amateur mistake they listed that applied to me. The book tells you how to write a story and edit it so that the reader can identify with the characters and enjoy the story.

It's not catering to the mainstream.

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* Those that try to tell you how to get published. These books generally claim to have found the magic formula to get publishers to accept your book. The problem with this - as the blog entry I linked in my previous post pointed out - is that th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:30:19 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:20:34 -0700 2009
Chapter's:

1: Show and Tell Chapter
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Each chapter focuses on a different element of fiction—point of view, dialogue, voice, and so on. The authors provide examples to demonstrate their point, which I found incredibly helpful, even though I didn’t always see...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 20 07:52:31 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 01 19:46:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 11 17:33:39 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 07 12:15:18 -0800 2008 The Lord of the Rings" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" resonate for decades. But if someone asked me what book changed my life, I'd have to po...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 06:08:53 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 06:13:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 21:26:33 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 21:54:13 -0700 2007 Self-Editing for Fiction Writers is one of the two best books about fiction-writing I've read. (The other is John Gardner's The Art of Fiction.) What I found most helpful about this book is its directness and practical-mindedness. The authors pair every piece of advice with clear examples of the e...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:14:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:14:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:03:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:04:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 17:58:54 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 18:04:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 23:12:08 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 23:21:59 -0700 2008
I learn about showing and telling - which should be made...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 10:21:30 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:08:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 13:14:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 13:18:18 -0700 2009
I now feel the urge to go edit a story :D ]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:19:51 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:14:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 01:48:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 01:49:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 09:00:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:12:18 -0700 2009
I would give it five stars if it weren't for how half the book is examples. The examples were beneficial, but sometimes they were so numerous that I forgot what the author wa...more...]]>