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'Editing Bootcamp' by Dola Basu Singh ~ Book Review




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EDITING BOOTCAMP: A FICTION WRITER'S GUIDE TO SELF-EDITING PART 1 (TBC WRITER'S TOOLKIT BOOK 11)
by
Dola Basu Singh



Blurb


Looking to self-publish on a low budget but can’t compromise on quality?
Want to polish your book before querying an agent?

Are you a newbie fiction editor wanting to learn developmental editing?

Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.

Lots of books teach the craft of writing but not many focus on reworking, polishing, or self-editing. Learning editing skills shouldn’t be restricted to a privileged few. All writers should have access to strategies that can change a crude first draft into a polished work of art.

Editing Bootcamp will demystify the editing process by showing you how to spot and avoid common pitfalls, and correct the mistakes.

Inside you'll find:
•Actionable steps for all stages of editing.
•Seven fiction elements including structure, point of view, characters, dialogue and more.
•Handy editing checklists.

Take your writing to the next level with this concise how-to guide. Edit yourself into print.
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My Review

When you get a chance to read and review a book on editing written by one of the most sought-after editors around, you grab it with both hands. I did.

Despite having written some 20 odd books and edited more than 39 so far for other writers, I must confess, there were quite a few takeaways in the book for me. I loved how the author, Dola Basu Singh has structured the whole book in an easy to understand manner. Right from identifying the common mistakes and spotting the errors, to the checklists at the end of each chapter, the book is definitely going to be a great helping tool for writers who are serious about their craft.

A must-read for everyone thinking of getting into the field of writing, I give this book a full five star.



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About the author





"Dola Basu Singh is a cozy mystery author and a professionally trained fiction editor. Many of her short stories have been published and she has won an Editor’s Choice award from Indiereads for her short fiction.

She lives in a small yet picturesque village in Punjab, India, and loves nothing better than to sit under the mango tree in her courtyard with a book in hand, sometimes day-dreaming and sometimes writing, when she is not otherwise occupied editing manuscripts or reading storybooks with her son."

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