Self-editing is about a whole lot more than tidying up the sentences. But what should you be looking for when you set out to revise and edit your writing to become the best it can be? And how do you set about changing things?
In this month-long online course, we will start with ways to get to grips with the plot and structure you have at the moment and think about where it can be developed and strengthened. Then we’ll explore how to bring your characters to more vivid, story-driving life. The crucial issues of storytelling and narrative come next, and finally we’ll tackle the editing process at the page-by-page level. You should end the course with a stronger sense of how to make your novel the best it can be, plenty of tools for diagnosing problems and solving them, and a clear plan for how to set about the revising process.
To join the course, click through to the RNA’s Eventbrite page.
Make Your Novel Shine is part of the Romantic Novelists Association education division, RNA Learning:
Establishing an online learning programme has been a great success for the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) and attendees alike.
We are now entering our third year of courses that suit members and non-members at all stages of their writing careers.We offer a balanced, exciting schedule covering such topics as marketing, publishing, editing and all aspects of romance writing. Our experienced tutors are either published novelists or experts from the business side of the writing world.
Courses are open to both RNA members and non-members.You don’t need any special technology or computer skills to join in. The courses will be run via the RNA’s online learning portal, using Moodle, a standard teaching tool used in many colleges and universities.RNA Learning workshops are delivered flexibly so that students can download and work at their own pace and around any other commitments they may have, during the month of the course. Many tutors do have live sessions, but they are recorded so that students who are not able to attend can watch at a more convenient time.
