I'm mentoring 10 YA authors this winter... will you be one of them?

Who should take Edit Like a Pro – YA Edition?

• Authors with shiny new YA manuscripts in need of edits.
• Authors who have gotten requests from agents/editors, but have yet to land a contract.
• Adult romance authors trying to break into the YA market.

Young adult fiction is hotter than ever, but penning a successful book for teens (and teens-at-heart) is more than plugging young protagonists into your story. With the YA market in mind, Heather will walk you through the standard “three pass” editing method used by most publishing houses, teaching you to spot weaknesses and showing you how to fix them. By the end of the class, you will have everything you need to submit your book to a publisher or agent.

Through a combination of forum-based lessons, chat sessions, and live webinars, you will:

• Learn how to assess and edit your manuscript on a macro level, ensuring your plot fits commercially successful parameters, your stakes and conflict are compelling, YA-appropriate, and “high-concept,” and that your characters develop organically.
• Learn how to assess and edit your manuscript on a micro level, analyzing the GMC of individual scenes and sequences, the effectiveness of your point of view, pacing issues, and the voice of the piece.
• Learn how to line edit like a pro, which includes tightening prose without over editing, empowering your language, and effectively managing white space.
• Have fun while developing new writing skills!

For more information, check out the course outline and tuition costs HERE.