Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore

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 suspense

Author: Elizabeth Lyon
Publisher: Tarcher
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.40w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780399533952

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 293

About the Author
Elizabeth 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.