Dave King – Self-Editing Techniques Every Fiction Writer Must Know Before Publishing
About this episode
Dave King shares essential self-editing techniques for fiction writers before they publish their work.
Dave King is a professional fiction editor with over 35 years of experience and co-author of the bestselling writing manual Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, which has sold over 200,000 copies and been adopted as a textbook worldwide. With translations into Italian, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Korean, the book maintains its position in Amazon's top 10 fiction writing manuals. Dave apprenticed under Renni Browne, a former editor for William Morrow and Stein and Day, learning the craft through han...
People in this episode
Host: Teddy Smith
Guest: Dave King
Topics covered
- self-editing
- fiction writing
- publishing
- writing techniques
- editing
- author advice
Keywords
- self-editing
- fiction
- writing manual
- publishing
- editing techniques
- Dave King
- writing advice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: William Morrow, Stein and Day
Books & works: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
Places: Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Korea
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