{"product_id":"manuscript-makeover-isbn-9780399533952","title":"Manuscript Makeover","description":"Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publishers, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Stand-out style techniques, from accessing an authentic voice to applying techniques of \"wordsmithing\" that transform prose\u003cbr\u003e - How to rewrite characterization for dimensionality, a universal need, and theme\u003cbr\u003e - Adjustment suggestions to match the prose style and structure of specific genres\u003cbr\u003e - Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style\u003cbr\u003e - Strategies to strengthen story beginnings and endings\u003cbr\u003e - Methods for increasing plot stakes, creating movement, and adjusting pace for maximum suspenseElizabeth Lyon, a regular speaker at writing conferences and retreats nationwide, has been a contributor to \u003cb\u003eWriter’s Digest\u003c\/b\u003e and is a mentor, editor, and teacher for many writers. The author of \u003cb\u003eNonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Sell Your Novel Toolkit\u003c\/b\u003e, she lives in Eugene, Oregon.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304829898981,"sku":"NP9780399533952","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399533952.jpg?v=1767732233","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/manuscript-makeover-isbn-9780399533952","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}