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Publisher's Summary
You've just written a book - a masterpiece, the next great classic, the single piece of literature that's going to be required reading 100 years from now, long after you're good and dead and most of mankind has been replaced by robots.
But...now what?
Can you afford an editor? How do you decide on a good one? And how much of it can you do by yourself?
- Grammar
- Style
- Syntax
- Plot development
- Proofreading
- Formatting
- And, more importantly, cost-saving methods
Self-Editing on a Penny was created by an independent author for independent authors. Don't make the same costly mistakes I've made. Self-edit first.
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Generous tips! Engaging delivery!
This guide is sure to please! It wins on so many levels. The tips are generous, clear, and engaging -- chock full of line by line examples of what to do, what not to do, and why! The narrators are perfectly collaborative, and the writing is often funny. Highly recommended! Eleven stars!
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Hilarious and a Fun Easy Listen
This audio book is fantastic! I was nervous, of course, about trying to learn about editing through audio without my eyes seeing the pages and examples, but I do believe that the format of this audio made it even easier than reading!
There are two voices to help separate lesson from example, and the second voice uses strong vocal inclinations and cues to really carry across the use of grammatical and syntactical differences in writing.
I found myself smiling and laughing out loud, and walked an extra couple miles just so I could continue listening. It was a very fun book, and I plan to listen to it again and again until I have a better grasp on its lessons.
Highly recommended.
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Would be Good if Edited for Audio Format.
The book has some good material, but long comparisons and examples "IS - SHOULD BE" are absolutely not for the audio format. If not for the last two chapters, summarising the tips and techniques I would give just one star. The hard copy, in contrast, might be interesting aid material for the writer.
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- Valerie Miller, Brisbane Australia
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So helpful while editing
The best 2 hours spent. A lot of great hints and information. Even though I knew of and was aware of a or on the writing craft and grammar elements, the content and context of this book was extremely helpful. It provide easy and understandable ways to implement these elements whilst editing. I came away with copious notes to be aware of as I edit. I would recommend this book to anyone who is new to the editing process or wants to become better at it. I loved it so much, that I wanted to refer to it often so I also purchased the Ebook- I will be referring to this book a lot.
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you need
- By Parola138 on 02-12-19
By: Noah Lukeman
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Rock Your Plot
- A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel
- By: Cathy Yardley
- Narrated by: Cathy Yardley, Michael Anthony Johnson
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 300
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
Are you stuck trying to write a novel? This audiobook goes straight to the point, putting theory in plain language, adding examples from blockbuster stories, and finishing each section with exercises designed to help you work with your characters to write a novel that excites you and your readers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Helpful Outlines & Bonus Material
- By avoidthelloyd on 02-12-14
By: Cathy Yardley
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How to Write Your First Novel: The Stress-Free Guide to Writing Fiction for Beginners
- Author Level Up, Book 1
- By: M.L. Ronn
- Narrated by: John Freyer
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Learning how to write your first novel can be overwhelming. You have to master outlining, writing, revising, and so much more...and it can be scary if you've never done it before. While it seems daunting, writing your first novel is simple when you have someone experienced to help you through it. In this writer’s guide, prolific writer M.L. Ronn shares an easy step-by-step process of writing compelling fiction that he's perfected after writing over 40 books.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not Recommended
- By Dragon'sDen (el Jefe) on 06-06-19
By: M.L. Ronn
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The Fantasy Fiction Formula
- By: Deborah Chester
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides novices and intermediate writers through a step-by-step process of story construction. Whether offering tips on how to test a plot premise or survive what she calls the dark dismal middle, Chester shares the techniques she uses in writing her own novels.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ended up buying the paperback version
- By Brianna Burnings on 04-20-21
By: Deborah Chester
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How to Fix Your Novel
- By: Steve Alcorn
- Narrated by: Steve Alcorn
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Have you started a novel, only to get part way into the manuscript and find yourself stuck? Or do you have an idea for a novel, but aren't sure where to begin? Have you completed a first draft, but feel it doesn't quite have the luster of professional writing?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good for structure!
- By Anonymous User on 10-07-18
By: Steve Alcorn
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Fool Proof Outline: A No-Nonsense System for Productive Brainstorming, Outlining, & Drafting Novels
- Fool Proof Writer, Book 1
- By: Christopher Downing
- Narrated by: Nathan Agin
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Build an outstanding outline every time! Fool Proof Outline can help anyone quickly go from idea to first draft. Fool Proof Outline is filled with just the right amount of brainstorming prompts, both challenging you to engage readers emotionally and propelling your novel toward completion. Character, plot, and scene questionnaires are also included to keep you focused one step at a time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good content if you can look past painful narrator
- By Sergio M. Bustamante on 09-19-19
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Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction
- The Red Sneaker Writers Book Series, Volume 1
- By: William Bernhardt
- Narrated by: William Bernhardt
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 253
"Writing is structure,” William Goldman said, but too often aspiring writers plunge into their work without grasping this fundamental principle. Story structure is one of the most important concepts for a writer to understand - and ironically, one of the least frequently taught. In this book, New York Times best-selling author William Bernhardt explains the elements that make stories work, using examples spanning from Gilgamesh to The Hunger Games.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Book is an Infomercial
- By Crystal White on 03-11-15
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How to Write a Book
- A Book for Anyone Who Has Never Written a Book (But Wants To)
- By: Lauren Bingham
- Narrated by: Lynnda Nelson
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
Writing a book may come easily to you, or it may be the most painful endeavor of your life. Unfortunately, there’s no way to know unless you give it a try. Thankfully, Lauren Bingham is here with a very candid look into the writing process. From navigating the myriad roadblocks that can occur when making dreams reality to getting your words to the masses, Lauren Bingham gives an informal yet essential look at the writing process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ready to write
- By Darryl Varnum on 12-15-21
By: Lauren Bingham
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The 5 Day Novel: 'The How To Guide for Writing Faster & Optimizing Your Workflow'
- By: Scott King
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4 out of 5 stars 108
Struggling to finish your novels? Learn how to tweak your workflow process and write one in only five days! After taking way too long to write a fantasy epic, author and educator Scott King refined his writing process so that he could crank out a novel in five days! Through easy-to-follow tips and helpful examples, Scott takes a theme and shapes an entire story around it. Let him walk you through the prewriting process, slogging through a first draft, and doing the rewrites.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid, useful inspiration for writers
- By JulieM on 11-08-16
By: Scott King
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How to Write Funnier
- Your Serious Step-by-Step Blueprint for Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing: How to Write Funny, Book 2
- By: Scott Dikkers
- Narrated by: Scott Dikkers
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Can you learn how to write comedy? Absolutely - anyone can. Scott Dikkers will tell you how. He's co-founder and longest-serving editor-in-chief of The Onion, the world's most popular humor publication, and founder of The Onion Training Center at the Second City in Chicago. He's also a number one best-selling humor author and winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. In How to Write Funnier, he tells you everything you need to know to start writing funny stories, how to write funny scenes, and how to write funny sketches.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why Bicker with Dikkers? The Man Knows Funny
- By Dan Halen on 08-09-21
By: Scott Dikkers
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2K to 10K
- Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love
- By: Rachel Aaron
- Narrated by: Arial Burnz
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 427
Expanding on the author's highly successful process for doubling daily word counts, this audiobook - a combination of reworked blog posts and new material - offers practical writing advice for anyone who's ever longed to increase their daily writing output.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Could You Be Writing Faster?
- By Stephen Ray on 02-07-16
By: Rachel Aaron
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Stein on Writing
- A Master Editor Shares His Craft, Techniques, and Strategies
- By: Sol Stein
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,614
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,131
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,099
Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether newcomers or accomplished professionals. As Sol Stein, renowned editor, author, and instructor, explains, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions, how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent advice and examples for better writing.
- By Jane on 06-22-12
By: Sol Stein
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Fast-Draft Your Memoir: Write Your Life Story in 45 Hours
- By: Rachael Herron
- Narrated by: Rachael Herron
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story5 out of 5 stars 129
Writing a memoir is daunting! You're the expert on your life, naturally, but narrating and organizing your own experiences in the best way can feel impossible. Many writers become frustrated in early drafting stages and quit after a couple of brief attempts. Learn from best-selling memoirist Rachael Herron (who teaches this class at Stanford Continuing Studies) how to fast-draft your memoir while keeping its structure compelling. Learn how to frame your life's story and give it a natural arc to keep your reader glued to the page.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Direct to the point, and full of flavor!
- By Roving Jay on 08-10-18
By: Rachael Herron
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Writing Magic
- Creating Stories that Fly
- By: Gail Carson Levine
- Narrated by: Gail Carson Levine
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 56
Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as Ella Enchanted, as touching as Dave at Night, as captivating as Fairest? Well, now you can find out! In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters - and much, much more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good work
- By A. L. DeWitt on 01-09-15
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Telling Lies for Fun and Profit
- A Manual for Fiction Writers
- By: Lawrence Block
- Narrated by: Lawrence Block
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Lawrence Block is a best-selling author of popular mystery fiction. With over 30 of his works in print, he is as prolific as he is skilled. This collection of essays and articlesfrom his Writer’s Digest columns has been in print for over 20 years. Here he provides invaluable advice to the aspiring writer and the established author. Featuring a witty and honest narration from the author himself, Block presents an illuminating look into the world of the professional writer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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inspirational
- By Victoria Evangelina on 02-27-13
By: Lawrence Block
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Four Weeks to Finished
- How to Stop Making Excuses, Start Being Prolific, and Finish Your Novel!
- By: Jake Bible
- Narrated by: Jake Bible
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance