Mini-Courses
for Newer Writers
Character Conversations
Learn how to self-edit your writing on the sentence and paragraph levels. Lessons include natural dialogue, dialogue tags, action beats, punctuating dialogue, and numbers in dialogue, along with an example edit.
24.00 USD
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You’ll learn how to
- Edit your characters’ dialogue to make it sound natural
- Use dialogue tags wisely
- Edit the action beats in your story so that they work for, not against, your scenes
- Write unique and realistic action beats
- Punctuate dialogue correctly
- Format numbers in dialogue
You'll get
- Video lessons
- Self-editing checklist
- 10% off a Line & Copyedit (optional)
Reduce & Refresh: Tighten Your Writing
Learn how to self-edit your writing on the sentence and paragraph levels. These lessons and the accompanying example edit will show you how to tighten your writing by reducing the unnecessary and refreshing repetition.
19.00 USD
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You’ll learn
- How to declutter your sentences and paragraphs by identifying and removing fillers, filters, redundancy, and wordiness
- When to leave a sentence as is, even with some clutter
- About the various types of repetition you need to watch out for
- How to write unique and realistic action beats
- How to refresh your sentences and paragraphs so that your writing is unique to you and entertaining to your readers
You'll get
- Video lessons
- Self-editing checklist
- 10% off a Line & Copyedit (optional)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course for me?
If you're a fiction writer who wants to improve, these mini-courses are for you.
If your manuscript is ready for a more detailed level of self-editing (i.e., your plot and characters are good and settled already), these mini-courses are for you.
If you're an experienced writer or you're a fiction line editor or copyeditor, these mini-courses most likely will not teach you anything new.
Can I learn at my own pace? Is there a deadline?
You'll have access to the mini-course materials for the life of the mini-course (i.e., years into the future)!
How long is each video lesson?
The video lessons vary in length, but each of my mini-courses contains about one hour's worth of video.
How will I receive the course materials?
After payment, you'll receive an email with links to the lesson playlist and the self-editing checklist for the course.