A Method for Revising Your Book Like a Pro
Tampa: April 14, 2018, at 1901 S. Village Avenue, Tampa FL 33612
Orlando: June 16, 2018, at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1655 Peel Ave, Orlando 32806 (Hosted by the Central Florida chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers)
Writers know that great writing requires rewriting, editing, and polishing a manuscript to perfection. But writing and editing are two different skills, and writers are seldom taught how to edit. So writers approach editing haphazardly. We think editing means reading our books over and over, fixing mistakes as we see them until there are no more mistakes to find. But it is possible—and very common—to get stuck in an infinite loop of revision, because one never knows when one is finished.
I struggled with this as a writer, but when I trained to be an editor, I learned a systematic method of editing that allows editors to work through a manuscript efficiently and with sure knowledge about when the job is done.
In this full-day class, I’ll teach you the rigorous process professional editors use to evaluate and edit novels. You’ll learn how to build a book map to analyze (and if necessary fix) your novel’s structure. Then you’ll get tools for planning your editing in a methodical way so you can tackle issues in the correct order, avoid analysis paralysis, and—most importantly—know when you have finished. We’ll cover 10 elements of fiction:
- Character
- Point of View
- Plot
- Structure
- Pacing
- Setting
- Description
- Dialog
- Voice
- Mechanics
Every attendee will receive an advance copy of my upcoming editing book, which is based on the Edit Like a Pro: Elements of Fiction series.
At each workshop the doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for registration, coffee, and Second Breakfast. Teaching starts at 9 a.m. We’ll break at noon for lunch, which is included. I’ll wrap up the teaching by 4 p.m., after which we can have Q&A time and socialize.
Register Below for your choice of seminar
| Tampa | Orlando | |
| Cost: $45 | Cost: $45 | |
| Only 18 seats remaining! | ACFW members receive $20 off Orlando event only |
