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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision: Editing and Proofreading
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision: Editing and Proofreading
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision: Editing and Proofreading
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    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision: Editing and Proofreading

    By Robbie McCauley

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    This Little Book is a collection of suggestions, tips, and guidance for editing your first draft. Editing and Proofreading are time-consuming tasks and they can be daunting for new writers.
    However, it is suggested here that you don’t pass the task off to someone else - at least not at first. Editing and proofreading your own first draft will do two things.
    It will ensure that your work remains your own without the chance of any outside interference. It is easy for new writers who are unsure of their skills, to be intimidated and persuaded to make changes that alter the intent of their work. So doing it yourself at least at first draft stage will firm the story, the characters, and the intent in your mind.
    It will also teach you a great deal. If your first draft is extremely rough you will have a lot of work to do. Learning how to do it the right way as you edit will help you to be a better writer when you next write a first draft.
    There are some plans of action and a lot of worthwhile tips in this Little Book. I hope they help you

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobbie McCauley
    Release dateOct 24, 2014
    ISBN9781310597015
    The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision: Editing and Proofreading
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    Robbie McCauley

    When Robbie McCauley retired early from a varied working life, which included the duties of Secretary to Members of Parliament, Researcher, Primary School Teacher, and Bank Manager, she began to take writing classes and discovered the joy of writing short stories. At the same time Robbie decided to study for the Bachelor of Arts degree she had always wanted. This was the start of a new world. She now has many degrees including a Masters in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing. Her qualifications provide an excellent background for story writing. At present Robbie teaches a writing class called "Let's Write a Book" with the University of the Third Age (U3A) and is happy to have finally written her own first novel, The Eleventh Hour, which is planned to be Book 1 of a trilogy. Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, an excellent son-in-law, and three exciting grand children.

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      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series. Book 8. On Revision - Robbie McCauley

      The Handy Little Book for Writers Series

      BOOK 8

      ON REVISION - EDITING AND PROOFREADING

      Robbie McCauley

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2014 Robbie McCauley

      This book is available in print at most online retailers

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      About this Book

      Chapter 1 - When to Edit

      Write 1st

      Edit 2nd

      Proofread 3rd

      Chapter 2 - Be your own best editor

      Chapter 3 - Make a Plan

      1. Revise and Edit

      2. Proofread

      Chapter 4 - Revision & Editing

      * Order

      * Impact

      * Style

      * Presentation

      1. Revise the story

      2. Revise each chapter

      Chapter 5 - Proofreading

      Chapter 6 - Tips for Editing

      Chapter 7 - Some Information on Style Guides

      5 Online Style Guides

      There’s a Style Guide for That

      Chapter 8 - Some Resources for use when editing and proofreading

      Summary and Good Luck

      Reference List

      Other Books in the Series

      The Author’s Writing Websites

      About the Author

      ABOUT THIS BOOK

      This Little Book is a collection of suggestions, tips, and guidance for editing your first draft. Editing and Proofreading are time-consuming tasks and they can be daunting for new writers.

      However, it is suggested here that you don’t

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