Writing Workshop: Editing and Polishing Your Work SOLD OUT Flora Rees

Your first draft of your novel is done, and it’s time to get editing. But where do you start? This workshop will guide you through the crucial stages of editing and polishing your manuscript; the essential elements of storytelling; how to identify what’s working – and what needs more work. Plus how to create a powerful pitch and query letter, as you prepare to submit your novel to literary agents. Flora Rees is a book editor with more than 20 years’ experience in publishing, editing bestselling authors including Victoria Hislop and Alison Weir. She is now a freelance editor and consultant, specialising in structural editing and manuscript assessment. Please bring your synopsis and the opening chapter of your novel. The workshop will include group discussions of attendees’ work.