Learn about novel craft and fiction editing 

Hone your writing and editing craft with books, booklets and webinars. There are some free audio chapters available as well, just to give you a taster.

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Free audio chapters and guides about fiction editing

Free booklets ... just click on the covers to access​

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.

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.

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.

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.​

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 will make a substantive difference to writing flow and reader experience.

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level

Fiction 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.

Dig into specific aspects of fiction writing

These fiction guides help editors and writers dig deep into specific aspects of line craft. I'll show you how to hone your stylistic skills so that your fiction pops off the page.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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THE INSIGHT YOU PROVIDED MAKES ME EXCITED TO JUMP RIGHT IN
Thank you so much for all of your hard work on my manuscript. As a new author I was really nervous going into this part of the process but you have been an absolute joy to work with. Your advice and encouragement is something that I really value, and the insight you provided (I loved the report you sent) makes me excited to jump right in. I hope that we get to work together again soon!

PENNY LARAZA, FANTASY THRILLER WRITER

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Webinars for fiction writers and editors

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Levels of editing

This 10-minute webinar explains the differences between proofreading, copyediting, line editing and developmental editing, and the order of play.

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

​This 14-minute webinar offers writers 12 tips on how to make a book file ready for an editor and avoid wasting time on unnecessary design.​

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