They will introduce you to the techniques used by professional editors based on their time-tested approach to author development, as well as the skills outlined in their essential guide to editing, On Editing: How to Edit Your Novel the Professional Way (John Murray, April 2018).

You'll be introduced to the key skills needed to edit a novel and shown how to use those techniques to diagnose and fix problems in your own work. You will also learn how to prepare your submission package to present to the trade.

By the end of the course you’ll have an edited and industry-formatted version of the first 10,000 words of your novel, together with a synopsis and covering letter, ready to send out to agents. You’ll also have a good working knowledge of the professional editing techniques you need to apply to the rest of your manuscript, and a plan to put those skills into action.

On completion, you’ll receive detailed tutor feedback on your first 10,000 words, synopsis and covering letter, and gain access to a niche go-to list of agents who are open to submissions from our course alumni.

This course is for authors who have a complete draft of a novel — either a current work-in-progress or one you would like to revisit. 

The 18 week course begins 3 February 2020. A special early bird price of £1,560 is available for those who book before 23 December 2019.

For more details, please visit our website