Ultimate Guide to Editing Your Novel (eBook)

A revolutionary approach to transform your writing

Sara Grant (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2025
272 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-3994-1916-1 (ISBN)

Infos

When it comes to creating children's and YA fiction there is often a focus on how to start and write until you reach an ending But what happens when you have a finished manuscript of hundreds of pages? How do you transform your rough draft into a publishable one?Expert author, editor, mentor and lecturer Sara Grant provides the answer through a systematic approach to editing. Her step-by-step guide demystifies the process of preparing a manuscript for submission to agents and publishers or for those self-publishing. It is a lifeline for new writers and those intimidated by the world of publishing; for more experienced writers it is an invaluable diagnostic tool to dip in and out of.This practical workbook includes exercises and examples for:- Interrogating your idea - Enhancing your plot- Scrutinising characters, chapters and scenes- Analysing sentence and word choice- Honing your unique voice- Writing with sensitivity for young readers- And finally, polishing your manuscript for submission.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.6.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-3994-1916-1 / 1399419161
• ISBN-13: 978-1-3994-1916-1 / 9781399419161