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The Last Draft: A Novelist's Guide to Revision

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sandra ScofieldPublish date:2017-12-05Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143131359ISBN-10:143131354UPC:9780143131359Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Editing & Proofreading, Writing, Style ManualsSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCDQCTW36V
The definitive handbook for the novelist who is ready to revise

This wise and friendly guide shows writers how to turn first-draft manuscripts into the novels of their dreams. A critic, longtime teacher, and award-winning novelist, Sandra Scofield illustrates how to reread a work of fiction with a view of its subject and vision, and how to take it apart and put it back together again, stronger and deeper. Scofield builds her explanations around helpful concepts like narrative structure, character agency, and core scenes, using models from classic and contemporary writers. The detailed, step-by-step plan laid out in The Last Draft offers invaluable advice to both novice and experienced writers alike. In Scofield, they will find a seasoned, encouraging mentor to steer them through this emotional and intellectual journey.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143131359ISBN-10:143131354UPC:9780143131359Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Editing & Proofreading, Writing, Style ManualsSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCDQCTW36V
Sandra Scofield is the author of seven novels, including Beyond Deserving, a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Chance to See Egypt, winner of a Best Fiction Prize from the Texas Institute of Letters. She has written a memoir, Occasions of Sin, and a book of essays about her family, Mysteries of Love and Grief: Reflections on a Plainswoman's Life. She is also the author of a previous book on the craft of writing, The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer. Scofield is on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program in Creative Writing at Pine Manor College and has for many years taught in the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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