Published: Jan. 03, 2013
Words: 12,496 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301004881

Short description

Tighten and tone your writing style, and use simple revision tricks to slim down your manuscript. Shed thousands of words without changing the plot. Strip away the word fat and reveal the muscle of your unique author voice. This book is short, but potent.

Extended description

Tighten and tone your writing style, and use simple revision tricks to slim down your manuscript. Shed thousands of words without changing the plot.

Strip away the word fat and reveal the muscle of your unique author voice.

This book is short, but potent. (Read more) Tighten and tone your writing style, and use simple revision tricks to slim down your manuscript. Shed thousands of words without changing the plot.

Strip away the word fat and reveal the muscle of your unique author voice.

This book is short, but potent.

It is perfect for
- self-editing before you submit your book to agents and publishers, or before self-publishing
- understanding why your stories get rejected, or why so few readers buy your book after downloading the sample chapters
- taking your writing craft skills to the next level
- polishing your writing style for the move from amateur to professional

The book is based on Rayne Hall's popular class of the same title which has helped many writers shed word weight and develop a leaner, stronger writing style. Some authors say the class was the best investment they ever made. Now you can study the techniques in book form at your own pace.
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writing skills, manuscript editing, editing, writing a book, better writing, self editing, revising, editing your manuscript

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Review by: Rowan Jade on Feb. 11, 2013 :
This book was an quick read. I was able to instantly apply the examples to my manuscripts. Even after years of writing, I was surprised how often I was guilty of the nonproductive words.
I would recommend this book to any writer needing to trim or even ideas for editing their book. The Word-Loss Diet puts all of the words that could be reduced or changed into one source and more importantly explains why.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: AnikaDaniels on Jan. 13, 2013 :
Unlike macros or online editing tools, this book provides examples to explain why something is unnecessary. I’ve always found it hard to trim my superfluous words because the tools I used never provided a full explanation. Following the exercises in chapters one and two of The Word Loss Diet for Writers my manuscript shrank by 700 words! I’m sure there will be further shrinkage once I finish working through the exercises.

This book covers redundant words, dialogue, barrier words, adjectives, adverbs, watery words, tautologies and tightening the plot. Although this book is targeted at novice writers I would recommend this book to any writer keen to tighten their writing. This is a fantastic tool for your arsenal.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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