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 booklets
Guidance on inclusive and respectful writingExplore 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. |
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Books and courses to help you hone line craft
Editing Fiction at Sentence LevelFiction is about flow, rhythm, mood, voice and style. But mostly it’s about story. When writers self-edit at line level with confidence, story is elevated by the sentence, rather than buried beneath it.
Editing Fiction at Sentence Level shows you how to hone your line craft so that your narrative and dialogue compel readers to turn the page. |
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Style Sheets for Fiction Editing
'The style sheet template is brilliant and will save me loads of time.' – Leona Skene
Learn how to how to create and use branded style sheets that improve efficiency and consistency, and demonstrate professionalism. Includes a ready-to-go customizable style-sheet template. |
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Narrative Distance: A Toolbox for Writers and Editors‘Told me masses of new stuff, and gave me a set of new tools to use immediately.’ – SoA @ Home Festival attendee
This webinar teaches professional fiction editors and commercial fiction authors how to recognize and control narrative (psychic) distance, and edit for a better reader experience. |
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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. |
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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
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
Free webinars on editing, formatting and layout in fiction
Using MS Word styles
This 13-minute webinar shows writers, editors and proofreaders how to bring consistency to a book-file interior using Microsoft Word's time-saving styles tool.
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The levels of editing
This 10-minute webinar explains the differences between proofreading, copyediting, line editing and developmental editing, and the order of play.
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Preparing for editing
This 14-minute webinar offers writers 12 tips on how to make a book file ready for an editor. That way, you'll avoid wasting valuable time on unnecessary design.
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Listen to The Writing and Editing Tools Collection
Listen to these episodes of The Editing Podcast in which Denise and Louise discuss resources to make your writing and editing life easier.
I stand against prejudice, discrimination and othering, and strive to provide a safe, inclusive, respectful and supportive service for every writer I work with.
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