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Introduction to Fiction Editing

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Welcome to Introduction to Fiction Editing

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Resources for fiction editors

Unit 1: Introduction

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 PRELIMINARIES
Exercise 1.1: The Angels' Cut
Exercise 1.1: How did you get on?
1.2 LIAISING WITH THE AUTHOR AND WAYS OF WORKING
Exercise 1.2: Shadow on the Sun
Exercise 1.2: How did you get on?

Unit 2: The story

2 THE STORY: INTRODUCTION
2.1 DEFINITIONS: PREMISE, THEME AND PLOT TYPES
Exercise 2.1: Premises
Exercise 2.1: How did you get on?
2.2 GETTING STARTED
Exercise 2.2: 'Snow White'
Exercise 2.2: How did you get on?
Exercise 2.2.1: How did you get on?
Exercise 2.2.2: How did you get on?
Exercise 2.2.3: How did you get on?
Exercise 2.2.4: How did you get on?
2.3 THE PLOT: THE BEGINNING
Exercise 2.3: Plot beginnings
Exercise 2.3: How did you get on?
2.4 THE PLOT: THE MIDDLE
Exercise 2.4: Plot middles
Exercise 2.4: How did you get on?
2.5 THE PLOT: THE END
Exercise 2.5.1: 'The Last and Longest Story'
Exercise 2.5.1: How did you get on?
Exercise 2.5.2: Epilogues
Exercise 2.5.2: How did you get on?
2.6 CONCLUSIONS
Exercise 2.6: Shortcomings

Unit 3: Author's voice and style

3 AUTHOR'S VOICE AND STYLE: INTRODUCTION
3.1 VOICE
Exercise 3.1: Analysing the narrative voice
Exercise 3.1: How did you get on?
3.2 STYLE
Exercise 3.2: Editing for voice and style
Exercise 3.2: How did you get on?

Unit 4: Points of view

4 POINTS OF VIEW: INTRODUCTION
4.1 DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW
4.2 FIRST PERSON
Exercise 4.2: 'The Disappearance of James H___'
Exercise 4.2: How did you get on?
4.3 THIRD PERSON LIMITED
Exercise 4.3: 'The Last Shift'
Exercise 4.3: How did you get on?
4.4 THIRD PERSON OMNISCENT
Exercise 4.4: 'The Boy who loved Death'
Exercise 4.4: How did you get on?

Unit 5: Dialogue

5 DIALOGUE: INTRODUCTION
5.1 PUNCTUATION AND LAYOUT
Exercise 5.1: 'The Magic Door'
Exercise 5.1: How did you get on?
5.2 REALISM AND RHYTHM
Exercise 5.2: 'The Purloined Letter'
Exercise 5.2: How did you get on?

Unit 6: Consistency

6 CONSISTENCY: INTRODUCTION
6.1 PLOT, TIMELINE AND SETTING
Exercise 6.1: 'The Key'
Exercise 6.1: How did you get on?
6.2 CHARACTER
Exercise 6.2: 'The Secret Garden'
Exercise 6.2: How did you get on?
6.3 LANGUAGE
Exercise 6.3: 'The White Beast'
Exercise 6.3: How did you get on?
6.4 SERIES
Exercise 6.4.1: 'Search for the Sage'
Exercise 6.4.1: How did you get on?
Exercise 6.4.2: 'Tunnel at World's End'
Exercise 6.4.2: How did you get on?

Unit 7: Putting it all together

7 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: INTRODUCTION
7.1 CRITIQUES
Exercise 7.1: 'A Tunnel is only a Hole on its Side'
Exercise 7.1: How did you get on?
7.2 SYNOPSES AND BLURBS
Exercise 7.2: 'An Occurrence at Owl Bridge Creek'
Exercise 7.2: How did you get on?

Unit 8: Final exercise

8 FINAL EXERCISE: INTRODUCTION
Exercise 8: 'The Brora Murders'
Exercise 8: How did you get on?

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