is a diy approach to editing right for you?

free live class

Can You Edit Your Own Novel?

 with developmental editor anne hawley

thursday, june 19
11 aM PT / 2 pm ET


This information-packed class will help you understand the concept of developmental and structural editing, and show you practical steps to bring your story into great shape. The techniques you’ll learn will serve you whether your aim is to present the cleanest possible manuscript to a professional editor, pitch your book to agents, or self-publish.

 

IN THIS FREE CLASS YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Why marketing categories or “genres” don’t help you write a good working story, and what does.

  • The three most common structural problems with novels and memoirs and how to start solving them.

  • The importance of good working scenes, and how to fix scenes that don’t work.

 

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 meet Your Host


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anne hawley

Anne Hawley is a third-generation native Oregonian, a graduate of Portland State University. When she's not editing stories, she's writing them, reading them, researching them, or analyzing them on The Editor Roundtable Podcast. She specializes in helping writers discover the heart of the story they’re trying to tell so that they can tell it more beautifully. She can often be seen riding her Dutch bike Eleanor around Portland. She's the author of Restraint, a love story set in 19th Century London.