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What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (2nd Edition)

This how-to-write fiction book is comprised primarily of exercises introduced by brief but informative essays on the aspects of fiction. Long on specifics and short on theoretical information so often found in books about the art of writing, this text provides a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction. Organized by the elements of fiction and concluded by an anthology of contemporary fiction, this book helps all fiction writers hone and improve their craft. The elements of fiction—character, point of view, dialogue, plot, style and revision. For those interested in improving fiction-writing skills.

Write Great Fiction Revision And Self-Editing (Write Great Fiction) Don t let the revision process intimidate you any longer. Discover how to successfully transform your first draft into a polished final draft readers won t be able to forget.

In Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell draws on his experience as a novelist and instructor to provide specific revision tips geared toward the first read-through, as well as targeted self-editing instruction focusing on the individual elements of a novel like plot, structure, characters, theme, voice, style, setting, and endings. You ll learn how to:

• Write a cleaner first draft right out of the gate using Bell s plotting principles
• Get the most out of revision and self-editing techniques by honing your skills with detailed exercises
• Systematically revise a completed draft using the ultimate revision checklist that talks you through the core story elements

Whether you re in the process of writing a novel, have a finished draft you don t know what to do with, or have a rejected manuscript you don t know how to fix, Revision & Self-Editing gives you the guidance you need to write and revise like a pro.
Customer Review: Invaluable
This book, especially for a beginning writer, covers everything you need to know to write that first draft AND revise, edit, and polish it for submission. I wish I’d had this book a long time ago. It is an excellent follow-up to JSB’s Plot and Structure.
Customer Review: A Must-Read for Every Writer
I’m always looking for a great writing book that teaches fiction techniques in an easy to understand format. As a published writer, I devour craft books to not only help me become a better writer but also to recommend as a teaching tool. Revision & Self-Editing is a reminder of the importance of a polished project with writing exercises that strengthen and challenge all writers. This is a Must-Read for the fiction novelist.

Children of the River (Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction) Grades 7 and up

Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt’s family to escape the Khmer Rouge army when she was thirteen, leaving behind her parents, her brother and sister, and the boy she had loved since she was a child.

Gone, Baby, Gone (Harper Fiction)

The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. A territory defined by hard heads and even harder luck, its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, dreams. Now, one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don’t want the case. But after pleas from the child’s aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything—their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives—to find a little girl lost.