Editor-Proof Your Writing by McNair, Don -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Testimonials Title page Copyright page Contents

Introduction Part One: Putting Words In

Part Two: Taking Words Out

Introduction: 21 steps to fog-free writing Step 1 Use fewer –ing words Step 2 Use fewer infinitives Step 3 Change passive voice to active voice Step 4 Avoid “expletive” and “had ____ that” constructions Step 5 Use fewer “hads” in internal dialogue Step 6 Shorten verbs Step 7 Eliminate double verbs Step 8 Eliminate double nouns, adjectives, and adverbs Step 9 Watch for foggy phrases Step 10 Remove character filters Step 11 Delete -ly words Step 12 Get rid of all dialogue tags except “said” Step 13 Now, get rid of “said”! Step 14 Cut the dialogue! Step 15 Eliminate redundancies Step 16 Use fewer prepositional phrases Step 17 Get rid of throwaway words Step 18 Edit for conciseness Step 19 Avoid clichés like the plague Step 20 Get rid of superficials Step 21 Stop those wandering eyes

Part Three: Sharing Your Words

Introduction: Sharing Your Work Chapter 11 Critique partners Chapter 12 Professional editors Chapter 13 Publishers and agents Chapter 14 Writing the query letter Chapter 15 Writing the synopsis

Appendix

Exercise Solutions Sarah’s Perils Solutions Mystery on Firefly Knob Synopsis Novels used as examples

Index Previous or Forthcoming Works About the Author About the Book

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