Seven drafts Self-edit like a pro from blank page to book
Book - 2021
"Seven Drafts divides writing and revision into distinct stages, with a new focus in each draft. Allison's frank, funny voice encourages writers to tackle even big editing tasks with a sense of humor and a feeling that someone who understands is on their side. After sections on story, elements of writing craft and structure, seeking and using feedback, and the publication process, Seven Drafts goes beyond the technical and into the mindset of a writer. How can envy be employed to fuel your own work? Where do you find a writing community? How will literary citizenship influence personal process?"--
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- Published
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Norwalk, CT :
Woodhall Press
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 323-326) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781949116458
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- Who Am I
- About Editing
- Types of Editing
- The Vomit Draft
- Should You Write What You Know?
- Choosing What to Write
- Originality
- Memoir: First Draft
- Memoir Is Not Therapy
- Truth & Fairness
- Writing Time
- Write First
- Inspiration
- Procrastination
- Don't Edit As You Write
- What If I Suck?
- Restarting
- The Story Draft
- Story vs. Plot vs. Structure
- Story, Plot & Structure in a Series
- Memoir: Story
- Story
- Objective
- Starting With Suck
- The Passover Question
- Drama
- Memoir: Drama
- Conflict
- Mystery
- Memoir: Mystery
- Theme
- Plot
- Memoir: Plot
- Structure
- The Crazy Eight
- Multi-Act Structures
- Memoir: Structure
- Timeline
- Physical Editing
- Picky Stuff
- The Character Draft
- Characterization
- Memoir: Character
- Passion/Foible & Ability/Weakness
- Kill Mary Sue
- Villains
- Character through Dialogue
- High & Low-Context Communication
- World-Building
- Backstory: The Curse of Knowledge
- Fact-Checking
- Lyrics
- The Technical Draft
- Word Counts
- Voice
- Point of View
- Show Don't Tell
- Summaries & Details
- Moments Not Things
- Jargon & Foreign Words
- Sequence of Actions
- Sex & Fighting
- Trimming Scenes
- What Is A Scene?
- Get In Late, Get Out Early
- Pacing & Details
- Arranging Text on the Page
- Chapter Breaks
- Line Editing
- Houston, We have a Problem: Line Editing in Action
- Stronger Sentences
- Word Order
- Sentence Length
- Filtering
- Passive Voice
- What's Happening
- Metaphors
- Dialogue Tags
- Texts & Thoughts
- Words & How to Love Them
- Verb Tenses
- Modal Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Repetitive Modifiers
- That
- Awhile, Anymore & All Right
- Physical Editing (Again)
- Final Check of Technical Draft
- The Personal Copyedit
- Format & Style
- Punctuating For Power
- Exclamation Points
- Ellipses
- Dashes
- Commas
- Colons & Semicolons
- Intermission
- Know When to Quit
- Envy
- The Friend Read
- Criticism Is Respect
- How to Get Useful Feedback
- How to Give Great Feedback
- Writing Workshops
- The Time It Takes
- The Editor Read
- What Will It Cost?
- Hiring an Editor
- Using Your Edit
- Sample Editing Workflow
- Publication
- Memoir: Publication
- What If I Get Sued?
- The Publishing Timeline
- Self & Hybrid Publishing
- Awards & Prizes
- Querying
- Referrals
- Defining Your Book
- What If Someone Steals My Book?
- Rejection Is Not Feedback
- Making a Writing Life
- Reading Better
- Writing Better
- Making a Writing Life
- The Writer's Toolbox
- Writing Groups
- Useful Apps & Websites
- Self-Edit Checklist
- Books & Media Mentioned
- Acknowledgments
- About The Author
- List of Exercises
- Index