Learn about mood and rhythm in fiction

Hone your writing and editing craft with articles, books, webinars and audio content dedicated to helping you tell stories rich in mood, rhythm, tension and suspense.

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Articles about mood and rhythm in fiction

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Books for fiction authors and editors

​Hone your novel line craft

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

Learn how to punctuate for sense, mood and rhythm

This fiction-editing guide shows authors and editors how to use different types of punctuation in a novel.

​I go beyond publishing-industry conventions and teach you how to play with punctuation so that your prose is clear but laced with mood and rhythm too.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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​ENJOYED THE JOURNEY AND LEARNT A GREAT DEAL
Thank you so much for the tremendous work you have put into editing my manuscript. Your expertise and observations are hugely valuable. You have instilled encouragement in me to go forward, and I have enjoyed the journey and learnt a great deal!

JOSEPHINE VAUGHAN, INDEPENDENT MEMOIR AUTHOR

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Webinars on line editing craft

How to Line Edit for Suspense

Learn how to identify suspense points in a novel and evaluate their effectiveness. Use the trifecta to edit for improved reader experience and communicate your revisions with confidence.

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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.

How to Edit Slurs in Dialogue

​This self-paced course teaches editors about six adaptable tools that can be used when line editing dialogue containing discriminatory language.

Sense and sensibility are at the heart of the teaching. You’ll learn how to offer solutions based on sound editorial judgement, and that respect character voice, dialogue flow, and reader engagement.​

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