Creative Writing: Editing

In this workshop we will be looking at:

• The Big Picture Down: Understanding the overall vision and direction of your story is crucial to making sure all the pieces fit together seamlessly. This includes understanding the themes, characters, and plot points that make up the backbone of your story.
• Developmental Editing: This type of editing focuses on the big-picture elements of your story, such as theme and vision.
• Structure and Plot: A strong structure and plot are essential to keeping the reader engaged and invested in your story. This includes understanding the three-act structure, plot points, and turning points, and how they all work together to create a cohesive narrative.
• Character Development: Creating well-rounded, believable characters is crucial to making your story come alive. This includes understanding how to create believable motivations, backstories, and personalities for your characters.
• Pacing: Pacing is the rhythm of your story and how quickly or slowly it unfolds. It's important to understand how to create a balance of fast-paced action and slower, more contemplative moments to keep the reader engaged.
• Line Editing (Stylistic Editing): This type of editing focuses on the finer details of your writing, such as sentence structure, grammar, and word choice. It's all about making sure your writing is polished and professional.
• Copy Editing: Copy editing is the final step before publication and involves checking for spelling and grammatical errors, consistency in style and formatting, and ensuring that the manuscript is ready for publication.
• Beta Readers: Beta readers are test readers who read your manuscript and provide feedback on what's working and what's not. They can help you identify plot holes, inconsistencies, and other issues that need to be addressed.
• Fact Checking: Making sure all the details in your story are accurate and true to life is an important aspect of editing. This includes checking for historical inaccuracies, scientific inaccuracies, and other factual errors.
• Professional Editing: Hiring a professional editor can be a valuable investment in your writing. They bring a fresh perspective, years of experience, and a wealth of knowledge to the editing process, helping you take your writing to the next level.

Module 1: Introduction to Creative Writing, Rules & PURPOSE

Module 2: Metrics, Motivation & Productivity

Module 3: What is a Novel & Genre

Module 4: Plot

Module 5: Character

Module 6: Theme

Module 7: Word Choice

Module 8: Dialogue

Module 9: World Building

Module 10: Language Building

Module 11: Narrative Positioning & Description over Exposition

Module 12: Concept Mapping

Module 13: Constraint and Creativity

Module 14: Defamiliarization & NLP

Module 15: Suspense, Tension, Hooks & Cliffhangers & LOCK

Module 16: Editing

Module 17: Drafting your Novel with ChatGPT

Module 18: Author Function-Social Media Guide

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