Join The Literary Consultancy's Self Editing Fiction course. Build your skillset and edit your own writing effectively, whether you have a first draft or are an experienced writer.
Let TLC ease you into the process of editing your own writing, a lifelong skill that can bring out your writing's full potential.
Led by experienced tutor, editor and award-winning author Jon Barton, this course draws on TLC's expertise and insight from three decades of working with writers. Over six weeks, you will delve into crucial elements including story structure, character development, dialogue dynamics, pacing precision, and mastering your unique style, considering each element alongside your own work. Each student receives a half hour one-to-one with Jon Barton.
TLC Courses take a hands-on approach: course modules include practical exercises that can be applied to your own work. Come with finished first drafts or works in progress and apply course thinking to your draft each week, building your own approach to editing your work in manageable pieces.
This course is open to writers of fiction and covers editing skills for all genres of fiction writing. Engage in theory, close analysis of published texts, and practical exercises, receiving personalised guidance every step of the way.

Tutor: Jon Barton

Bursary places are available for low-income writers.

Location: Online
Format: Live teaching (12 hours per course)
Length: 6 weeks

21st October - 18th November