Learn about fiction writing and editing tools

Hone your writing and editing skills with articles, books, webinars, booklets and podcast episodes dedicated to making your publishing life easier.

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Articles about time-saving fiction writing and editing tools

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Free booklet: Formatting in Word: Find and replace

This booklet provides independent authors and editors with guidance on how to tidy up a Word document.

Guidance on inclusive and respectful writing

Explore resources that help editors and writers work to actively consider whether the words in a novel are driving story forward and enriching readers, or causing unintended harm. 

​The tools linked to in this booklet aim to help you apply good editorial judgement to fiction from a conscious-language perspective.

Books and courses to help you hone line craft​

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level

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

Course: Editing with Style Sheets

This self-paced course teaches editors and proofreaders how to create and use branded style sheets that improve efficiency and consistency, and demonstrate professionalism.

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.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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HELPED ME SHED SO MANY OF MY FEARS​
​Through all of the changes and feedback I was never once anxious. That you made all of the changes needed with generosity and care is incredible. This is what I want to spend my life doing, and you have helped me to shed so many of my fears about doing so. It means everything. Thank you.

REBECCA MILTON, FANTASY AUTHOR​

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Free webinars on formatting and layout in fiction

Using styles

This 13-minute webinar shows writers and editors how to bring consistency to their book-file interiors using Microsoft Word's styles tool.

Preparing for editing