Learn about how to edit fiction at sentence-level with confidence

Want to become a fiction editor?

Ready to switch to fiction editing for indie authors? This course teaches you what else you need to know at line level to make the move with confidence.

The 4-step framework covers the following:
  • overall readability
  • narrative viewpoint
  • dialogue format and effectiveness
  • ​technical correction and consistency​ ​

Price

£61.99 (+ tax)

Format

Self-paced

Access

No time restrictions

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The course kit

Here's what's included in the course.

Webinar

Switching to Fiction
Watch the recorded video with all my tips on how to make the switch to fiction line editing.

Book

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level
​My flagship marketing book. Learn the core principles of an effective marketing strategy that works for a range of client types and services.

Template

Style sheet template
Use this template to save you hours of setup time. Rebrand it with your own fonts, colours and logo.

Booklet

Conscious Language Resources
This booklet contains my recommended resources on how to consider language in context and whether its helpful or harmful.

Sample report

Sample editorial report
​Get some ideas about how to structure your reports with this detailed sample.

Resources

 Quick access to valuable tools
You get two lists of fabulous fiction editing macros, and my recommended fiction writing and editing craft books.​

Praise from editors and proofreaders

I GIVE FIVE STARS TO SWITCHING TO FICTION ...
As a career editor and a fiction writer, I give five stars to Switching to Fiction. Excellent presentation and the report sample is gold. I teach editing for UC Berkeley's certificate in editing program, but there's no fiction component. I'm hoping to be better able to respond to students' questions now and will point them your direction, Louise. Thank you!
Ann Cathleen Neumann, Editor and Instructor, University of California, Berkeley ​
I GOT SO MUCH OUT OF IT ...
​Louise's courses are super helpful. I just finished Switching to Fiction and got so much out of it! Highly recommended for nonfiction editors who want to get into fiction line editing.
Erika Steeves, Editor and Proofreader

​Why should you learn about fiction editing with me?

I've line edited or proofread hundreds of novels published by mainstream presses and independent authors. But practice isn't enough ... I continue to study the craft of commercial-fiction writing and editing.
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I write fiction too – short stories and flash – ​and have been shortlisted for the CWA's Margery Allingham Short Story Competition, the Bookseller's Future Fiction competition, and the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival's flash-fiction competition.

​My approach to teaching

My teaching approach is problem/solution based. Yes, fiction editing is subjective and nuanced, but there’s still room for practical analysis that unpicks a novel’s vulnerabilities and considers the range of literary tools available to improve what’s on the page. 

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