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SUMMARY:Editing: Sentences, Structure and Submissions with Jenny Parro
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DESCRIPTION:This course is for novelists, memoirists, short story writ
 ers and non-fiction writers who have a complete or near-complete draft
  of a book and want to get ready to query agents and publishers. If yo
 u're feeling a bit stuck, this course can also work for you as you'll 
 gain insights into what makes a successful book and come away with a c
 lear sense of direction.\nOn this course you’ll test your book idea 
 against publishing industry standards so you can give it the best chan
 ce to be noticed. In a supportive environment you'll be given honest, 
 constructive, industry-style feedback to prepare you for the world of 
 publishing. There will be close guidance on putting together an elevat
 or pitch, a ‘selling’ blurb, synopsis, mission statement and autho
 r biography. We’ll go over how agents, publishers and booksellers ac
 tually make decisions and what you can do to help them decide in your 
 favour.\nThe first half of each session will usually be a lecture on t
 he week’s topic. The second half will be a Q&A where students can as
 k all kinds of questions, use examples of their own work to explore is
 sues they've come up against, or share a few lines they've struggled a
 nd/or succeeded with. In this way we'll cover all manner of fixes and 
 things canny writers can do to enhance their craft.\nThere will be a l
 ittle homework – for example working on an elevator pitch or experim
 enting with editing a text. Students will also be encouraged to submit
  agent query letters or samples of prose for Jenny's individual attent
 ion out of session.\nThe six information-rich sessions will be recorde
 d and can be forwarded to all course members to download. But recordin
 gs will only be circulated to the group if everyone is happy – and t
 here is no pressure at all to agree to this. If anyone is uncomfortabl
 e in the slightest, the recording in question will be deleted and not 
 circulated.\nAt the end of this course you may feel ready to immediate
 ly start querying agents with your book. You may equally be looking at
  a redraft, taking into account everything you've discovered about how
  a book makes it into the shops! Becoming an author is a process, and 
 it’s perfectly normal for books to change radically along their jour
 ney as a writer builds on their narrative skills and gains a better un
 derstanding of the way publishing works.\nOur tutor Jenny says...\nMy 
 course is for writers at all levels but it will resonate most with tho
 se facing the hurdle of getting ready to submit to agents. This is an 
 opportunity to re-discover your work in terms of the reality of the pu
 blishing industry. We cover everything from text tweaks to querying to
  what it will feel like at every stage, including the complete buzz wh
 en a much-loved piece of work is first spied in its natural habitat â€
 “ a bookshop! I’m all about passing on my concrete knowledge of the 
 peaks and pitfalls of editing, and the industry at large, in a relaxed
  and fun way.\nZoom Delivery, Cost £140. Summer: Evenings: Tuesdays 6
 .30-9pm; May 9, 16, 23 (break for half term), June 6, 13, 20.\n\nFor m
 ore information visit https://harringayonline.com/events/editing-sente
 nces-structure-amp-submissions-with-jenny-parrott
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CATEGORIES:"editing your story", "polish your writing", "publish your 
 book", submissions
LOCATION:Online via Zoom for Writing Room
WEBSITE:https://www.writingroom.org.uk/coursesandmasterclasses/editing
 -submission
URL:https://www.writingroom.org.uk/coursesandmasterclasses/editing-sub
 mission
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:Carmel for Writing Room
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