Secrets to Editing Success

By L Cooke and K Stanley

Unlock the secrets to editing a novel. The moment you edit your first scene, you're an editor. Some of you might be at the start of your editing journey, some might be established editors with repeat clients, and some might have structural editing qualifications. All of you will be a better editor by the end of this book.

Discover how to evaluate a manuscript starting at the story level. We'll take you through the scene level next. All advice is designed to be actionable, so pick up a manuscript and work through it as you read.

Start your editing journey if you want the fastest, most comprehensive route to a successful structural edit using the story arc and 38 story elements. You'll end with a process and the insights behind why you should follow some-or all-of the process.

Buy now and give your draft a structural edit, so it outperforms the other great books being published today.

Praise for Secrets to Editing Success

"One of the most frequent questions a novelist asks is "Does my draft contain a story?" Stanley and Cooke have written a practical guide that shows you how to answer that question. Secrets to Editing Success gives you actionable advice and a process to edit and revise your novel so that you can take your novel draft and turn it into a publishable book."

Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month

"Secrets to Editing Success is every editor's dream. Whether you're a new author reviewing your first book or professional editor, this is without doubt, the most comprehensive and detailed guide to editing I've ever had the pleasure of reading. This book will hold your hand, explain, clarify, and give you step-by-step instructions for editing your novel. Paired best when using the incomparable developmental editing software Fictionary, this guide will change your editing life. Read it. Immediately."

Sacha Black, Rebel Author Podcast

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1999276264
• ISBN13: 9781999276263
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Fictionary Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"