The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself - Hardcover

Bell, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393057526 ISBN 13: 9780393057522

Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Provides a wealth of examples, quotes, and case studies that include an instructional discussion of an editorial collaboration on The Great Gatsby, in an upbeat guide to the mechanics and techniques of self-editing that includes strategic tips and exercises.

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Reseña del editor

The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood or simply overlooked art of editing. Brimming with examples, quotes, and case studies that include an illuminating discussion of Max Perkins's editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on The Great Gatsby, this book proves how fundamental editing is to great writing. Bell also offers strategic tips and exercises for self-editing, and a series of remarkable interviews, that take us into the studios of established authors such as Michael Ondaatje, Tracy Kidder, and Ann Patchett to learn from their various approaches to shaping their work after its initial creation. Much more than a manual, The Artful Edit inspires readers to think about both the discipline and the creativity of editing and how editing can enhance their work. A vigorous investigation into the history and meaning of the edit, this book, like The Triggering Town and The Elements of Style, is a must-have companion for every writer."

Biografía del autor

Susan Bell has edited fiction and nonfiction professionally, including at Random House and Conjunctions magazine, for almost twenty years. She lives in New York City and teaches at The New School and Tin House Writers Workshop.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0393057526
• ISBN 13: 9780393057522
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 230
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