Learn about narrative viewpoint in fiction

Hone your writing and editing craft with articles and books dedicated to helping you fix viewpoint problems in fiction. The resources include information about the different narration styles and head-hopping.

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Articles about narrative viewpoint in fiction

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Webinars for fiction writers

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

Free booklet to help you with clean narration

How to avoid repeating ‘I’ in
first-person writing

Your novel’s written in first person. This booklet offers some tips for how to ensure your narrative doesn’t become overloaded with ‘I’ but remains immersive.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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THE HARNBY TREATMENT!
​Many thanks for all the time you spent with my novel ​and doing such a thorough job of improving it. When I complete my next novel, you can expect a copy coming your way for what I shall now call the Harnby treatment!

COLIN WATTS, SUPERNATURAL THRILLER AUTHOR

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Books about POV for fiction editors and authors

​Hone your novel line craft

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

Do readers know which character's head they're in?

Making Sense of Point of View helps editors and authors understand the different narration styles in commercial fiction.

I teach you how to recognize viewpoint, and hold it, so that readers are immersed in your story and your characters' experiences of the world you've created.

Throughout, examples of good and problematic practice are given to illustrate the learning.

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