Learn about the different levels of fiction editing

Hone your writing and editing craft with articles, books, webinars, booklets and audio content dedicated to helping you understand the different types of fiction editing and the order of play.

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Articles about the levels of fiction editing

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Audio and PDF guides about editing

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level

​Hone your novel line craft

Want to do your own line editing? This 74K-word book shows you how.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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I'M A BETTER WRITER BECAUSE YOU EDITED MY BOOK​
Cooking for Cannibals is a better book because of your careful, professional edit. And I'm a better writer. I can’t think of a higher compliment. But that’s the truth of it ... I'm a better writer because you edited my book.

RICH LEDER, NOVELIST & SCREENWRITER

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Webinars for writers about the editing process

Preparing Your Book for Submission

'The BEST event I have been to on how to edit a manuscript. I learned so much!' – ​SoA @ Home Festival​ attendee
This 30-minute webinar teaches commercial fiction authors 11 pithy line-editing tips that make a substantive difference to writing flow and reader experience.

Levels of editing

This 10-minute webinar explains the differences between proofreading, copyediting, line editing and developmental editing, and the order of play.

Preparing for editing

​This 14-minute webinar offers writers 12 tips on how to make a book file ready for an editor and avoid wasting time on unnecessary design.​

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Podcast episodes about the levels of editing

Listen to these episodes of The Editing Podcast and the Begin Self Publishing Podcast about the various types of editing.

Louise talks fiction editing with Tim Lewis