Louise Harnby | Crime Fiction and Thriller Editor
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Preparing Your Book for Submission

Learn about small changes that will have a big impact
on how readers experience your novel

Prepare your book for market
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Get your manuscript ready for submission. This course teaches commercial fiction authors 11 pithy line-editing tips that will make a substantive difference to writing flow and reader experience.

You'll also receive a coupon code that knocks a whopping 20% off the price of my flagship fiction-editing book and its companion collection of guides:
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  • Editing Fiction at Sentence Level
  • Making Sense of Point of View
  • Making Sense of Punctuation
  • Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell'
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Price


£30.99 (+ tax)

Format


Self-paced

Access


No time restrictions

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The course kit

Here's what's included with your access to the course.

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Webinar

30 minutes of line-craft tuition
Learn how to fix the problems I most commonly encounter in my editing practice. Closed captions included.
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Booklet

My recommended craft resources
​Get a template and a list of recommended reading resources and software.
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Resources

 Quick access to craft tools
Access these links to hone your sentence-level writing and self-editing skills.
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What authors say about the webinar

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This is the BEST event I have been to on how to edit a manuscript. Louise Harnby was clear, concise, and professional. I learned so much!
Society of Authors SoA @ Home Festival attendee
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This was tailored for me. I finally understand head hopping and why it's discouraged.
Society of Authors SoA @ Home Festival attendee
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Reviews from members of the Black Writers Collective

> This webinar was well worth the time it took to watch it. Although it's intended for novel writers, I found much I could apply to my short stories and essays. As Harnby was going through her suggestions for correcting common writing problems, I immediately recognized some of my own tendencies. I can use her methods to address them proactively so they don't become habit. This webinar was very beneficial.

> I enjoyed watching this video. I will have to watch it again. The one thing I enjoyed was about being concise and consistent with your writing. I tend to be a very descriptive writer and this video helped me to be more mindful of how I write as opposed to how I think in my mind, and how that could come across to my readers.

> This was a resourceful webinar. I identified some of my writing habits that need to be addressed. Thanks for sharing this; it was well worth the time.
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> I found it incredibly useful. It was so succinct and accurate. I found it liberating! Very grateful for these insights.
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> This was a great video covering quite a few of my common tendencies in writing. I appreciate it immensely.
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Reviews from Society of Authors SoA @ Home Festival attendees

​> This webinar was well worth the time it took to watch it. Although it's intended for novel writers, I found much I could apply to my short stories and essays. As Harnby was going through her suggestions for correcting common writing problems, I immediately recognized some of my own tendencies. I can use her methods to address them proactively so they don't become habit. This webinar was very beneficial.

> I enjoyed watching this video. I will have to watch it again. The one thing I enjoyed was about being concise and consistent with your writing. I tend to be a very descriptive writer and this video helped me to be more mindful of how I write as opposed to how I think in my mind, and how that could come across to my readers.

> This was a resourceful webinar. I identified some of my writing habits that need to be addressed. Thanks for sharing this; it was well worth the time.

> I found it incredibly useful. It was so succinct and accurate. I found it liberating! Very grateful for these insights.
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> This was a great video covering quite a few of my common tendencies in writing. I appreciate it immensely.

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