The 10% Solution: Self-Editing for the Modern Writer

The 10% Solution: Self-Editing for the Modern Writer

Author: Ken Rand

Publisher: Fairwood Press

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781933846743

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This concise book is jammed full of the kind of information it often takes beginning writers years to learn. Ken Rand offers his own advice and twenty-five years of experience for the benefit of other writers. His no-nonsense approach to editing fiction will do more to make writing more professional.


The Last of the O-Forms & Other Stories

The Last of the O-Forms & Other Stories

Author: James Van Pelt

Publisher: Fairwood Press, Inc

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780974657356

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Van Pelt's first collection, "Strangers and Beggars," was voted one of the Best Books of 2003 by the American Library Association. This new collection continues to explore the ever-changing boundaries of science fiction, fantasy and horror.


The Final Trick of Funnyman and Other Stories

The Final Trick of Funnyman and Other Stories

Author: Bruce Taylor

Publisher: Fairwood Press, Inc

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780966818444

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For more than 20 years, fantasist Bruce Taylor has been entertaining readers all over the world with his masterful blend of surrealism and magic realism. This collection showcases an imagination at once intense and gentle, absurd and cutting.


From Big Idea to Book

From Big Idea to Book

Author: Jessie L. Kwak

Publisher: Microcosm Publishing

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1648410685

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Want to write a book? Half the battle is finding a practice that works for you. Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that—and have fun doing it. In her view, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and are all covered here in friendly, accessible detail. As in her previous book, From Chaos to Creativity, Kwak helps you set up a system that makes the most of your creative ideas and helps them find their best form—and their audience. Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can use this book as a muse, a checklist, and a resource for getting your ideas out of your head and into the world. With a foreword by Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing.


Matrix Dreams & Other Stories

Matrix Dreams & Other Stories

Author: James C. Glass

Publisher: Fairwood Press, Inc

Published: 2004-05

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780974657318

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James C. Glass has been writing science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy tales for over a dozen years, haunting us with ghosts, aliens, and things far worse. These breathtaking and disturbing stories have now been gathered in his first collection. Also featuring new, unpublished work, MATRIX DREAMS offers something to every reader of speculative fiction. Peek inside and dare to discover the dreams of this talented, award-winning author.


Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

Author: Renni Browne

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0062012908

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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.


Speaking of Dialogue

Speaking of Dialogue

Author: Sammie L. Justesen

Publisher: NorlightsPress

Published: 2009-01-13

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1935254006

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Literary agent Sammie Justesen explores the necessary elements of dialogue for every genre. With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference shows writers how to improve their technique and eliminate the subtle mistakes that bring rejections.


Imagination Fully Dilated

Imagination Fully Dilated

Author: Patrick Swenson

Publisher: Fairwood Press, Inc

Published: 2003-07-15

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780966818482

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Clark has had his own artwork interpreted by writers in two previous "Imagination Fully Dilated" volumes. Now, in this third installment of this important anthology, are 16 tales by established as well as up-and-coming writers based on his science fiction artwork.


The 10% Solution

The 10% Solution

Author: Ken Rand

Publisher:

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780966818406

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The author is a shelver at the Salt Lake County Library.


Self-editing for Self-publishers

Self-editing for Self-publishers

Author: Richard Bradburn

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781838016500

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A comprehensive guide to the art of self-editing, written by a professional editor. This book introduces an innovative, easy-to-follow, three-stage process for authors looking to effectively self-edit their book, be it for self-publication or if they are looking to polish their manuscript before submission to agents or traditional publishers.