"…the only practical guide to the craft of writing that is both inspiring and essential."

-Gary Fisketjon, editor, Alfred A. Knopf

"My students–including the published novelists–ought to read Self-Editing for Fiction Writers once a year, the Show and Tell chapter even more often.

-Sol Stein, author of Stein on Writing

Self Editing for Fiction writers was originally published in 1993. Since then, countless authors, educators, and writing professionals have used the book to improve their craft and fine tune their writing.

In the tradition of Reading Rainbow's "But don't take our word for it," segments, we share a few of their impressions and reviews here.

"When I joined the fine editors here at The Blood-Red Pencil, Dani asked me to review editing books. Since then, I've been wading through different books, looking for one I could both recommend and use for my own editing. After many months of disappointing starts, I found one: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King."

-Charlotte Phillips, the Blood-Red Pencil blog

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