Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.
In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to your own work. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript. Each point is illustrated with examples, many drawn from the hundreds of books Browne and King have edited.
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print was first published in January 1993, with a second edtion in April 2004 by William Morrow.
Each chapter focuses on a different element of writing and editing. There are examples that are easy to follow as the principles are outlined. The chapters end with checklists that summarizes the key points, followed by some exercises to practice what we've learned.
The book enforced quite a bit that I've picked up from other sources, but there were also a couple techniques here and there that I will add to my editing arsenal.
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