TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scofield,Sandra Jean
TI  - The last draft: a novelist's guide to revision 
SN  - 9780143131359 (softcover)
AV  - PN 3365 S421l 2017
U1  - 808.3 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Technique
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Manuscripts
KW  - Editing
KW  - Creative writing
KW  - Novela
KW  - Técnicas
KW  - Ficción
KW  - Arte de escribir
KW  - Escritura creativa
N1  - I. The novel: an overview --
The novel continuum --
A review of narrative elements --
II. Revision of a novel draft: discussion and exercises --
Stages of revision --
1. A close look. Description ; Assessment --
2. The plan. Summaries ; Core scenes ; Lines of threads --
3. The process --
4. The polish --
Resources. Recommended books on craft ; Lessons from model novels ; Sample scenarios ; Storyboarding ; Scene template
N2  - "The definitive handbook for the novelist who is ready to revise...This wise and friendly guide shows writers how to turn first-draft manuscripts into the novels of their dreams. A critic, longtime teacher, and award-winning novelist, Sandra Scofield illustrates how to reread a work of fiction with a view of its subject and vision, and how to take it apart and put it back together again, stronger and deeper. Scofield builds her explanations around helpful concepts like narrative structure, character agency, and core scenes, using models from classic and contemporary writers. The detailed, step-by-step plan laid out in The Last Draft offers invaluable advice to both novice and experienced writers alike. In Scofield, they will find a seasoned, encouraging mentor to steer them through this emotional and intellectual journey"--
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