Manuscript Makeover
$24.00
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Description
Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publishers, including:
– Stand-out style techniques, from accessing an authentic voice to applying techniques of “wordsmithing” that transform prose
– How to rewrite characterization for dimensionality, a universal need, and theme
– Adjustment suggestions to match the prose style and structure of specific genres
– Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style
– Strategies to strengthen story beginnings and endings
– Methods for increasing plot stakes, creating movement, and adjusting pace for maximum suspenseElizabeth Lyon, a regular speaker at writing conferences and retreats nationwide, has been a contributor to Writer’s Digest and is a mentor, editor, and teacher for many writers. The author of Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write and The Sell Your Novel Toolkit, she lives in Eugene, Oregon.US
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| Dimensions | 0.9000 × 5.4000 × 8.0000 in |
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