self-editing

  1. Romy Sommer

    Craft The Art of Revision with Romy Sommer

    If you've written a first draft but it's a hot mess (which is, after all, the purpose of a first draft!) and you have no idea where to start with revising it to turn it into the book you originally envisioned, then this is the class for you. We'll break the edit process down into manageable...
  2. Brenda Chin

    Editing Self-Editing with Brenda Chin

    Typing ‘The End’, doesn’t mean you’re finished. Discover what an editor looks for in a manuscript, and uncover the tools you’ll need to make your book seem like it’s been professionally edited. Find out… What an editor looks for when considering a manuscript. What’s important if you’re...
  3. Brenda Chin

    Editing MASTER CLASS: Self-Editing with Brenda Chin

    Award-winning editor Brenda Chin has worked in the romance industry for more than 32 years. Throughout her many years with Harlequin, she had the opportunity to work with some of the best writers in the business, often buying their first book. Brenda is offering her expertise to help authors go...
  4. Katherine McIntyre

    Editing Self-Edit Your Way to Success with Katherine McIntyre

    Want to make your manuscript as polished as it can be? Learn a variety of self-editing techniques from an editor to fix pacing issues, eliminate wasted words, and attain better flow. By the end of this class, you'll have a checklist of tools to handle any hurdles in the early drafts so you can...
  5. Kate McMurray

    Craft Beyond Spellcheck: Self-Editing Before Submission with Kate McMurray

    You’ve written a book and you want to give it one last spit polish before submitting to editors and agents, but grammar isn’t exactly your strong suit. No problem! Two professional editors give some tips and tricks for how to self-edit, including checking for common errors, to help you make your...
  6. Mary DeSantis

    Editing Self-Editing from Page Zero with Mary DeSantis

    If you’re anything like me, you’re a pantser, which means outlines make no sense and you hit the ground running on page one. Everything chugs along beautifully up to your inciting incident. Suddenly, there are multiple possibilities for your plot and so many choices for your characters to make...