Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publishers, including:

- Stand-out style techniques, from accessing an authentic voice to applying techniques of "wordsmithing" that transform prose

- How to rewrite characterization for dimensionality, a universal need, and theme

- Adjustment suggestions to match the prose style and structure of specific genres

- Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style

- Strategies to strengthen story beginnings and endings

- Methods for increasing plot stakes, creating movement, and adjusting pace for maximum suspense