Bell, James Scott. <br/><br/>
Revision & self-editing :  techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel / 
 Revision and self-editing 
James Scott Bell. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio :  Writer's Digest Books,  c2008. 
 - 266 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Write great fiction .
 - Write great fiction. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781582975085 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1582975086 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781582975092 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1582975094 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007051874 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA823005  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014531230  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Technique.<br/>Manuscripts--Editing.<br/>Fiction--Technique.<br/>Manuscripts--Editing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 3365  / .B45 2008