Book Review: Editing Bootcamp by Dola Basu Singh

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EDITING BOOTCAMP: A FICTION WRITER’S GUIDE TO SELF-EDITING PART 1 (TBC WRITER’S TOOLKIT BOOK 11)

Dola Basu Singh

Blurb

Looking to self-publish on a low budget but can’t compromise on quality?

Want to polish your book before querying an agent?

Are you a newbie fiction editor wanting to learn developmental editing?

Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.

Lots of books teach the craft of writing but not many focus on reworking, polishing, or self-editing. Learning editing skills shouldn’t be restricted to a privileged few. All writers should have access to strategies that can change a crude first draft into a polished work of art.

Editing Bootcamp will demystify the editing process by showing you how to spot and avoid common pitfalls, and correct the mistakes.

Inside you’ll find:

•Actionable steps for all stages of editing.

•Seven fiction elements including structure, point of view, characters, dialogue and more.

•Handy editing checklists.

My Review:

As a reviewer and as a writer, I hate unedited books. They are not only difficult to read but also make me get irritated with the author, which does not bode for a good review.

That is why I downloaded Dola Basu Singh’s book as soon as I heard about it. Dola Basu Singh has a reputation of being a really good editor and so I was eager to read what she had to say about editing.

I must say her book exceeded expectations. It is so well written that there is no excuse for anyone who has read her book to not edit their work.

She talks about the need for editing not just at the hands of a professional editor, but self editing the first draft by the author itself. This step itself will improve most books by leaps and bounds.

The book is a must read for all writers as well as those making their foray into the editing world.

This is bootcamp one and the author has covered the floowing aspects in this book :

1. Structure

2. Point of View

3. Characterization

4. Plot

5. Setting

6. Dialogue

7. Conflict

She does not tell you how to write them but rather how to spot mistakes and lapses in them. I loved how clear her instructions are and how simple her language is. What totally won me over were the checklists at the end of each chapter.

If you as a writer follow these, I am sure your readers will never cringe at mistakes and lapses in your book.

I am eagerly waiting for the next book in the series to come out.

Take your writing to the next level with this concise how-to guide. Edit yourself into print.Scroll up and Look Inside to read a sample or Buy Now with 1-click!

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Amazon.in| Amazon.com | Amazon.co.ukAbout the author

“Dola Basu Singh is a cozy mystery author and a professionally trained fiction editor. Many of her short stories have been published and she has won an Editor’s Choice award from Indiereads for her short fiction.

She lives in a small yet picturesque village in Punjab, India, and loves nothing better than to sit under the mango tree in her courtyard with a book in hand, sometimes day-dreaming and sometimes writing, when she is not otherwise occupied editing manuscripts or reading storybooks with her son.”

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