PDF-[EBOOK] - Revise to Write: Edit Your Novel, Get Published and Become a Better Writer

Whether you choose the selfpublishing route or a traditional publisher good revision skills are essential for every writer Publishers are looking for printready quality They have little time or money to invest in editing For the independent author good revision skills are even more important when reviews for poor editing can kill book sales But polishing your own work can be tricky Revise to Write will help you analyze your manuscript on the macro and micro levels to get a thoroughly critical overview Theres no point proofreading a manuscript that has major structural flaws Start with the basic building blocks to make sure your foundation is solid The Nuts and Bolts section helps you analyze your structure plot and characters Then work down to a sceneby scene review of dialogue point of view description pacing and more In the Nitty Gritty section refine your prose with thoughtful line edits and tips for effective proofreading Includes checklists for each section writing exercises to help you over trouble spots resources for finding beta readers and other writing tools. . Michelle LaFrance. Staci Pribush. Free Writing: . Getting . Something. on the Page. Also called “prewriting” (also see: “verbal vomit,” “info dump,” or “shutting off your brain”) this useful strategy/tool enables students to “discover” what they know by loosening up the invention process. . Chapter . 6:. Revising and Editing Your Essays. “Clutter” by William Zinsser. Every word in an essay should serve a purpose.. Avoid clutter in your essay:. Delete extra prepositions. Free up > free. O. bjective 2: understand what people do and when. Days of the week. l. ----. m. ----. m. --------. j. ----. v. -------. s. -. ----. d. -------. Days of the week. l. undi. m. ardi. m. ercredi. j. eudi. Help! I don’t know how to revise!. What is the point of revision?. It is to . remember. things. . The best way to . remember. . is through . cues. .. A cue is something that you associate with something else.. . Michelle LaFrance. Staci Pribush. Free Writing: . Getting . Something. on the Page. Also called “prewriting” (also see: “verbal vomit,” “info dump,” or “shutting off your brain”) this useful strategy/tool enables students to “discover” what they know by loosening up the invention process. . Get insights. Get educated. Get inspired. Summary1.Introduction2.DLPCrisismanagement3.Kineticsof4.Tools5.The Get insights. Get educated. Get inspired. 1.IntroductionDLP Why do we edit our work?. When we write, it is always important to edit our work. . If we write messily, it will be hard for our audience to read our message.. If we do not pay attention to punctuation, the reader gets lost since they don’t know where our thoughts start and end.. Why. should you revise?. Where. should you revise?. When. should you revise?. How. should you revise?. How often. should you revise. Some ways of revising are better than other ways,. For the best results, your revision needs to take place at the right intervals of time.. http://heimshelp.education.gov.au/sites/heimshelp/support/pages/webinar-revising-your-data. Why revise data?. How do you revise . your data. ? . what . data you can correct. key elements. variation reason codes. Mrs martin. Welcome. The purpose of this session is to inform you of what tutors and teachers are doing to help prepare your child for their exams.. We ask that you support your child at home.. How does your memory work?. Do you know what you need to study for your January assessments??. On your grid, you need to ask your teachers this week what you will be studying for you assessment in January. . You will write this down on your grid so you know what you need to do. Pearson Writer is an easy to use program that will improve your writing. . Pearson Writer makes revising your work, research, and citations easy. This time can now be spent on content.. You can access it via the website (csub.mylabsplus.com) or your mobile device via app (available on Google Play & Apple Store).. Things you must know in order to accurately analyze a text:. SOAPS. Rhetorical Strategies. Appeals (ethos, logos, pathos). Style (diction, syntax, details, imagery, tone, etc.). Why did the author choose these strategies for the particular audience, occasion, and/or purpose?. A Hands-On Workbook for Plotting Your Novel! Award-winning author Janice Hardy guided writers through the often challenging process of planning a novel with her book, Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure. At reader request, she created this workbook as a companion guide. Its larger workbook format is perfect for writers who enjoy brainstorming on paper and developing their novels in an organized and guided format.No more searching for ideas jotted down on bits of paper No more losing notes just when you need them most Keep all your thoughts in one, easy-to-use workbook The
Plotting Your Novel Workbook
contains more than 100 exercises for the novel-planning process. Plus Bonus Questions! The Plotting Your Novel Workbook offers writers additional exercise questions not found in Plotting Your Novel. Work through the exercises of ten workshops that build upon each other to flesh out your idea as much or as little as you need to start writing. Find exercises on:Creating Characters Choosing Point of View Determining the Conflict Finding Your Process Developing Your Plot Start writing your novel today! The Plotting Your Novel Workbook was created to be used with Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure. It contains only the exercises and assignments.