Call to Adventure: Editing the Opening (self-paced)
$50.00
Description
$50 (Members: $45) | How to edit novel openings| 2 lessons| self-paced| Intermediate
Readers are judgy. When they’re deciding whether to read a book, they often give the author only a few pages – sometimes not even a whole chapter! This class is designed to show editors how to help authors sharpen their openers.
This class covers how to help the author:
- create a compelling goal-motivation-conflict
- introduce key supporting characters
- hint at the stakes
- prepare the reader for the journey
- imply the character arc
- set the stage without halting the action
- and do it all quickly and without info-dumping!
We’ll also explore how to develop that all important reader-catching opening line. (And how this can, and should, relate to theme.)
Each week includes a lesson and an assignment along with answer keys to help you track your progress.
Intermediate classes are intended for those with some developmental editing experience or who have taken the Beginning + Intermediate DE for Fiction classes or the self-paced DE 1 through 6 classes.
The class is entirely online and asynchronous (you don’t have to be in any particular place at any particular time to participate). Go at your own pace.
