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How to Edit Your Novel: Self-Revisions for Authors Made Easy

Written by Shane Millar

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176 pages, about 4 hours of reading

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Struggling to edit your novel? Discover a simple, 4-part process for shoring up your story, polishing your prose, and proofreading like a pro that will make self-editing easy! Are you a new author editing your first novel, but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’re an experienced author who’s never got into their groove with self-editing, and can’t figure out their system? Maybe you need to hire a professional editor, but you know your book isn’t ready yet? Packed to the brim with useful tips and examples from fiction, How to Edit Your Novel walks you through the self-editing process from beginning to end. It will help you create stories that not only delight your readers, but delight your editor, too. In How to Edit Your Novel, you’ll discover: - Why self-editing is important, whether you're pursuing traditional publishing or choosing independent publishing - How to cultivate your characters, plot, and setting to make them shine - Why polishing your prose is essential, and how to do it - How to proofread like a pro - Why working with professional editors is essential - And more… How to Edit Your Novel is the tool you need to polish your book to a high shine before you ship it off to a professional editor. If you like practical advice, real-world examples, and a sprinkling of cheeky humour in your writing guides, then you’ll love this powerful book for self-editing your novels like a pro. Scroll up and click buy now to edit your novel today!

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