Quickie Edits

Revising your own manuscript can take up a great deal of time, and rushing past that work may lead to paying for extra editing or receiving rejections from agents and publishers. This guide is designed to make self-editing faster and less intimidating for novelists who want to polish their drafts on their own.

Drawing on more than ten years of experience as both an author and an editor, Christa Yelich-Koth focuses on ten problems she has repeatedly seen among new writers. Readers get a practical checklist for reviewing a novel and a route to stronger writing that does not require enrolling in a classroom course. Mastering these issues early can also reduce what a writer spends on professional editing later.