Guest: NAIWE’s Benefit Partner Fictionary

Are you a fiction editor who wants to elevate your editing skills? Perhaps you’re a copyeditor looking to expand your business into story editing. Or are you looking for a method to edit consistently and quickly every time? Then this webinar is for you.

Editing a novel is a complex, cognitive task, and having a process will make it easier. This webinar shows you the critical story elements to evaluate when performing a story edit (structural editing for long-form fiction). It will cover time-proven forms and how to apply those forms to any commercial fiction.

Here’s what you can expect to learn in this class:

  • What the story arc is and how to adhere to it

  • The importance of entry and exit hooks

  • The benefits of giving each scene a name and a short description

  • Why scenes need tension

  • Adaptable checklists and analysis

  • Ideal word counts for novels

Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes

 

Fictionary is a creative story editing software for fiction writers and editors. It provides a structured approach to story editing that makes every scene count. Evaluate your writing against the 38 Fictionary Story Elements. Keep track of your characters, improve your plot, and create engaging settings. StoryTeller automatically creates powerful visuals by analyzing your manuscript from start to finish. Insights such as the Story Arc provide a 30,000-foot view of your manuscript and quickly highlight structural areas that need improvement. NAIWE members receive 20% off the software subscription!

Thirteen professional story editors edited the same novel. Each editor worked separately in Fictionary StoryCoach. This course compares their edits and shows you what worked and what didn’t. You’ll see actual examples of edits. We’ll also show you a scene before and after revisions were done based on the edits. If you want to elevate your skills as a story editor, this course shows you how Fictionary Certified StoryCoach editors work. You’ll know what you need to deliver to a client to help them tell a powerful story. If you’re a writer looking to hire a professional story editor, this course shows you what you should receive from a story editor. If you want to self-edit your novel, this course shows you where to start. NAIWE members receive 60% off the course!