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Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave (Paperback)

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Don't let simple mistakes ruin your book's chances

If you're not getting published, you may suffer from foggy writing--writing that's full of unnecessary, misused, and overused words. Foggy writing drives editors crazy, and it's the number one reason most manuscripts are rejected on first glance.

Let veteran editor Don McNair show you how to clear up your foggy writing and produce sparkling copy that will attract agents, editors, readers, and sales.

Editor-Proof Your Writing will show you how to avoid fatal writing mistakes by eliminating unnecessary words--and in the process you'll strengthen your book's action, invigorate your dialogue, and make your writing crackle with life. Containing 21 simple, straightforward principles, Editor-Proof Your Writing teaches how to edit weak verb forms, strip away author intrusions, ban redundancies, eliminate foggy phrases, correct passive-voice sentences, slash misused and overused words, and fix other writing mistakes.

A must-have addition to every writer's toolkit, Editor-Proof Your Writing won't just make your writing clearer; it will make you a better writer -- more expressive, more entertaining, and more likely to sell.

About the Author


Don McNair spent his working life editing magazines, producing public relations materials for an international PR firm, and heading his own marketing communications firm, McNair Marketing Communications. He is the winner of three Golden Trumpets from the Publicity Club of Chicago and the Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America. He has authored hundreds of trade magazine articles, three how-to books, and several young-adult and suspense novels. He Lives in Foley, Alabama.

Praise For…


"All writers, seasoned or newbie, should read, absorb, and put to use the lessons Don McNair offers in Editor-Proof Your Writing." —www.NYJournalOfBooks.com

"Don McNair's Editor-Proof Your Writing is the perfect workshop-in-a-book for fiction writers, and a must-have for any beginner." —Dianna Love, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Trinity, The Curse, and Last Chance to Run


Product Details
ISBN: 9781610351782
ISBN-10: 1610351789
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Publication Date: April 1st, 2013
Pages: 215
Language: English