Workshops For Writer Groups

Whether you intend to be an independent author or seek traditional publishing, your story deserves to go out into the world looking its very best. In Self-Edit Your Story, freelance editor and independent author, Lynne Pearson, guides you through the steps of the revision process to make your manuscript shine. 

While writing progresses from sentence to paragraph to scene to story, editing moves from story to scene to sentence, focusing on the big picture first. There is no point in sending a book out into the world that is grammatically correct and free of spelling mistakes if the story doesn’t hold the reader’s attention.  

This one-hour workshop is suitable for online or in-person groups. 

 Story, Scene, and Sentence is a three-hour workshop that builds on Self-Edit Your Story. 

It provides templates for writers to revise their novels from the top down. Attendees will be invited to submit their work to be used as examples and will receive in-class exercises to practice new skills. 

Class takeaways include:

· How to analyze a story chapter by chapter

· How to deconstruct a scene

· How to improve dialogue

This three-hour workshop is best for in-person groups but can be tailored for those who meet online. 

Email lynne@allthatediting.com to request a detailed workshop outline.