The Well-Presented Manuscript

Do you want to be taken seriously by editors, readers or reviewers? Do you make errors in your fiction writing? This book is for you. Mike Reeves-McMillan is a fiction author, reviewer, and former copy editor and technical writer. He's analysed the errors he's found in almost 250 books, both indie and traditionally published, and written a simple, clear guide to avoiding the most common issues. Learn: - Why editors reject 90% of what's submitted to them—and how to increase your chances. - How to get punctuation right every time. - The special conventions of dialog. - The most common word confusions, typos, and research errors—and how to check for and eliminate them.