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Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft: A step-by-step guide to revising your novel (Foundations of Fiction) Paperback – August 29, 2016

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Get all three Fixing Your Revision Problems books in one omnibus! This book contains Fixing Your Character & Point-of-View Problems, Fixing Your Plot & Story Structure Problems, and Fixing Your Setting & Description Problems--PLUS a BONUS workshop: How to Salvage Half-Finished Manuscripts. A strong story has many parts, and when one breaks down, the whole book can fail. Make sure your story is the best it can be to keep your readers hooked. Janice Hardy takes you step-by-step through the novel revision process, from character issues, to plot problems, to description issues. She'll show you how to analyze your draft, spot any problems or weak areas, and fix problems hurting your manuscript. With clear and easy-to-understand examples, Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft offers eleven self-guided workshops that target the common issues that make readers stop reading. It will help you:
  • Flesh out weak characters and build strong character arcs
  • Find the right amount of backstory to enhance, not bog down, your story
  • Create unpredictable plots that keep readers guessing
  • Develop compelling hooks to build tension in every scene
  • Determine the right way to include information without infodumping
  • Fix awkward stage direction and unclear character actions
Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft starts every workshop with an analysis and offers multiple revision options in each area. You choose the options that best fit your writing process. Learn how to:
  • Develop a strong and effective revision plan
  • Analyze your manuscript to find its strengths and weaknesses
  • Spot common red flag words for problem areas (such as told prose)
  • Determine the best way to revise a scene, plot, character, or novel
  • Fix problems holding your novel back
Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft is an easy-to-follow guide to revising your manuscript and crafting a strong finished draft that will keep readers hooked.
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Janice Hardy is the award-winning author of the teen fantasy trilogy TheHealing Wars. Her novels include "The Shifter," "Blue Fire,"and"Darkfall" from Balzer+Bray/Harper Collins. "The Shifter,"was chosenfor the 2014 list of "Ten Books All Young Georgians Should Read" from the Georgia Center for the Book. It was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (2011), and The Truman Award (2011).
 
Janice is also the founder of Fiction University, a site dedicated to helpingwriters improve their craft. Her popular Foundations of Fiction seriesincludes "Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure," a self-guidedworkshop for plotting a novel, the companion "Plotting Your NovelWorkbook," and the  Revising Your Novel: First Draft toFinished Draft series. Her Skill Builders series includes "UnderstandingShow,Don't Tell (And Really Getting It)," and "Understanding Conflict(And What It Really Means)," focusing on common problem areas forwriters.
 
As J.T. Hardy, she writes fantasy and science fiction for adults. The first book in her Grace Harper series is "Blood Ties."
 
Janice loves talking with writers and encourages questions of all types - eventhe weird ones. She lives in Central Florida with her husband, two cats,one yard zombie, and a very nervous freshwater eel. You can visit heronline at JaniceHardy.com or chat with her about writing atFiction-University.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Janice Hardy (August 29, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0991536452
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0991536450
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.86 x 9 inches
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Janice Hardy is the award-winning author and founder of the popular writing site Fiction University, where she helps writers improve their craft and navigate the crazy world of publishing. Her blog has been recognized as a Top Writing Blog by both Writer’s Digest and The Write Life.

Janice also teaches writing workshops across the country, and has written multiple books on writing, including her bestselling Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It), Understanding Conflict (And What It Really Means), Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure, and the Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft series.

When she’s not writing about writing, she spins tales of fantasy and adventure and does terrible things to her characters (which makes them much more interesting).

Her novels include the teen fantasy trilogy The Healing Wars (The Shifter, Blue Fire, and Darkfall) from Balzer+Bray/Harper Collins. The Shifter, was chosen for the 2014 list of "Ten Books All Young Georgians Should Read" from the Georgia Center for the Book. It was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and The Truman Award.

For adults, she writes the Grace Harper urban fantasy series under the name, J.T. Hardy, and is currently working on a science fiction detective series (also for adults).

She loves talking with writers and readers, and encourages questions of all types—even the weird ones.

Find out more about writing at www.Fiction-University.com, or visit her author’s site at www.JaniceHardy.com. Subscribe to her newsletter to stay updated on future books, workshop, and events and receive her book, 25 Ways to Strengthen Your Writing Right Now.

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Stephanie Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource whether you're editing or drafting
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
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This is a fantastic book that's full of questions you should be asking as you revise your draft - or even if you're still working through plotting. I mostly wanted it for the plotting workshop section but have found a lot of value in the character and setting sections as well. She identifies a lot of common novel problems and exercises to help you work through them. She'll also tell you when you shouldn't follow certain writing advice or revision ideas based on your novel's POV or if your story is plot-driven instead of character-driven. Again, this is a great resource for both revision work as well as figuring out your story before you start writing.
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javamonster
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016
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There are writing books, and then there are books about revising that mess of a rough draft you just finished. If you participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for the uninitiated, it's from Nov.1 to Nov.30th) this book will be invaluable. Janice Hardy suggests fixes, asks questions for you to ask yourself about your novel, AND notes red flags and when you should probably cut stuff out.

It's a large book with lots of question to ask yourself as you go through your manuscript. Highly recommended.
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VJC
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding. I lived by this book during my revising process. Can't recommend it enough
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021
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This book is an absolute must for novelists. Common-sense, practical and incredibly comprehensive, do not attempt to publish until you have consulted it first.
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Valerie Bonham Moon
4.0 out of 5 stars Good checklist at the end
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
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Revising Your Novel is a thorough overview of what to look for so that your story conveys your meaning.

Fiction has so many moving parts that some of us need checklists. We may not get in all the fixes that we’d like, but we’ll be farther ahead in our goal by using the items recommended by Ms. Hardy.
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silent thinker
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2019
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Indeed THE omnibus. It will not only help you create a lean, clean manuscript, it will teach you things that you you thought you knew (but didn't!)
This is the best book I've found for revision. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up when a writer does a search for "revision", since it's "Revising". Don't ignore this gem!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really helps in writing a great book.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2020
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This book explains what is needed for the first draft on how to give you step by step instuction in achieving the end result. I recommend this book to all the aspiring writers out there.
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historicalreader21
5.0 out of 5 stars So much information.
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018
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Each process of revision, each issue you may have with plots, characters, etc. I guarantee is covered in this book. One of the most helpful resources I have as a writer, although I will say it can be a bit overwhelming. Really recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Revising must-buy!
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018
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One of the best books on Revising that I've read! Hardy's clear and concise writing along with her in-depth questions helps you figure out what you can do to strengthen your novel. I love her other books as well!
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elena santini
5.0 out of 5 stars revising your novel
Reviewed in Italy on September 25, 2020
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I'm reading it but she writes well, it's complete and simple.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with content
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2020
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Very thorough and full of content. Concise with no waffle. Takes a while to read this book and absorb all of the information.
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johanna
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2018
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One of the most helpful books I've read this year.
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NoX
5.0 out of 5 stars All you need to know
Reviewed in Germany on November 28, 2017
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From a friendly advice what you should have before you start revising, up to detailed aspects of your story and in what ways you can make them better - this book contains everything you need to know or think about when revising your story.
I find it extremely helpful as a guide that I can go through as needed - to help me out when I am facing a problem in my text or to remind me of things I have not thought of so far.
The text itself is clear and full of examples to help you transfer her tips to your story. It is light and fun to read through without trying to be funny.
Not only for beginners, but also as a guide or reference for trained writers.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Where is the TOC?
Reviewed in Australia on December 22, 2019
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This would come in with another 1.5 stars if it had a TOC. The info is good, but by not being able to see from the [non-existent] TOC which spot to go to, it fails to become an excellent tool.
Yes, I could open the larger versions of the readers (which I don't have), or the author could provide a TOC. It's important for the reader to be able to see at a glance where things are, to find them immediately when required ... yes?
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