Write it Now. Book 8 - On Revision - Editing and Proofreading: Write Your Novel or Memoir. A Series Guide For Beginners, #8

By Robbie McCauley

This is book number 8 in this series and I hope it helps beginners who are about to face editing.

Writing is fun, editing is not. At least that’s how I feel about it. But it has to be done. And for your own sake, I believe it is important for beginners to do their own editing, at least at first. Go through it and get your work as perfect as it can be before you entrust it to anyone else. There are two reasons for this. The first, and most important, is that you will learn from it. We all learn from our mistakes, and as you edit you will notice mistakes that you make and hopefully become more aware and less likely to make those mistakes in your future work. The second is that you need to be sure your work is what you intended it to be before you let anyone else offer an opinion on it. It will ensure that your work remains your own.

Also, editing is an expensive business, so the more you do initially the less will be needed by someone you are paying.

There are tips aplenty in this little book. I hope it helps you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robbie McCauley
• Release date: Jun 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386272878

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 completed her first series of novels. The Maddison Family Series contains four books. It is a family saga of suspense, crime, and romance. Book 1 - The Eleventh Hour Book 2 - The Greatest Thing Book 3 - Where There’s A Will Book 4 - Born Lucky Robbie lives in Australia, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. She is divorced, has one lovely daughter, and three exciting grand children.

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CONTENTS

About this Book

Chapter 1 - When to Edit

Chapter 2 - Be your own best editor

Chapter 3 - Make a Plan

Chapter 4 - Revision &

Chapter 5 - Proofreading

Chapter 6 - Tips for Editing

Chapter 7 - On Style Guides

Chapter 8 - Some Resources for use when editing and proofreading

Summary and Good Luck

Reference List

Other Books in the Series

Other Books by the Author

The Author’s Writing Website

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 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