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From individual word choice right up to the overarching effect of the work as a whole, he details how to structure the novel, choose the characters, drive the story, diagnose narrative ailments, and find and apply specific remedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this revised second edition, McCormack takes advantage of almost two decades of additional experience to clarify and expand on what he has learned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an amiable tone, often using examples, hypothetical writing scenarios, or dialogue-style discourse between industry professionals to clarify its points, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb handbook for fiction writers but especially recommended for prospective and professional fiction editors.--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas McCormack\u003c\/b\u003e edited authors as diverse as James Herriot (\u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e) and Thomas Harris (\u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e). 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