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  1. 1

    Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

    Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

    Renni Browne

  2. 2

    The Elements of Style

    The Elements of Style

    William Strunk Jr.

  3. 3

    The Artful Edit

    The Artful Edit

    Susan Bell

  4. 4

    On Writing Well

    On Writing Well

    William Zinsser

  5. 5

    What Editors Do

    What Editors Do

    Peter Ginna

  6. 6

    The Subversive Copy Editor

    The Subversive Copy Editor

    Carol Fisher Saller

  7. 7

    Developmental Editing

    Developmental Editing

    Scott Norton

  8. 8

    Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies

    Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies

    Suzanne Gilad

  9. 9

    Writing Down the Bones

    Writing Down the Bones

    Natalie Goldberg

  10. 10

    The Chicago Manual of Style

    The Chicago Manual of Style

    University of Chicago Press Staff

  11. 11

    The Best Punctuation Book, Period

    The Best Punctuation Book, Period

    June Casagrande

  12. 12

    Woe Is I

    Woe Is I

    Patricia T. O'Conner

  13. 13

    Words into Type

    Words into Type

    Marjorie E. Skillin

  14. 14

    The First Five Pages

    The First Five Pages

    Noah Lukeman

  15. 15

    The Copyeditor’s Handbook

    The Copyeditor’s Handbook

    Amy Einsohn

  16. 16

    Revision and Self Editing for Publication

    Revision and Self Editing for Publication

    James Scott Bell

  17. 17

    Quick Fixes for Business Writing

    Quick Fixes for Business Writing

    Jim Taylor

  18. 18

    Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares

    Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares

    Jenny Baranick

  19. 19

    Max Perkins

    Max Perkins

    A. Scott Berg

  20. 20

    Making Shapely Fiction

    Making Shapely Fiction

    Jerome Stern

1. 5 Essential Books on Editing | Writerful Books | Write Better Books
5 Essential Books on Editing | Writerful Books | Write Better Books

2. 10 Books on Editing All Professionals Should Read
10 Books on Editing All Professionals Should Read

3. 13 Editing Books for Beginner Freelance Writers - Elna Cain
13 Editing Books for Beginner Freelance Writers - Elna Cain

4. 19 Best Books To Learn Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
19 Best Books To Learn Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

5. 100 Best Editing Books of All Time (Updated for 2021)
100 Best Editing Books of All Time (Updated for 2021)

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