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:
• Stand-out style techniques, from accessing an authentic voice to applying techniques of "wordsmithing" that transform prose
• How to rewrite characterization for dimensionality, a universal need, and theme
• Adjustment suggestions to match the prose style and structure of specific genres
• Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style
• Strategies to strengthen story beginnings and endings
• Methods for increasing plot stakes, creating movement, and adjusting pace for maximum suspense
