Tuesday, May 14, 5 p.m. 
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Only 80 spots left (and counting). Get your seat before we sell out!

The first 200 writers who sign up by May 13 will receive invitations via email to participate in this webinar, which will take place on Tuesday, May 14, from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Pacific. If you can’t join the webinar live, we'll happily send you a link to the recording afterward.

About the Webinar

One of the things that separate amateurs from professionals is their ability to rewrite their novels, to transform them from beautiful but unshaped pieces of clay into glorious works of art that take the breath away.

This transformation doesn’t happen magically. It is the result of numerous edits.

Join the Book Doctors, Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, who have helped talented amateurs revise their novels and become professionally published authors. Between them, they have over 30 years of experience in the publishing business, and have authored, agented and/or midwived hundreds of books, including The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully.

To help you master the art of the edit, in this webinar the Book Doctors will discuss

• • Starting off with a bang
• • Checking character arcs
• • Pacing
• • Building suspense
• • Opening and closing chapters
• • Avoiding repetition
• • Making the most of your title
• • Knowing when to show and when to tell
• • Avoiding clichés
• • Keeping dialogue real
• • Checking for words you use over and over and over again
• • Reading aloud
• • Killing your babies
• • Finding beta readers
• • Getting objective
• • Using your pitch to perfect your plot

Professional Editing Demonstration

The Book Doctors will also randomly select a number of first paragraphs from attendees’ manuscripts during the webinar to demonstrate what a professional edit would look like. Send your first paragraph in the body of the email to nanowrimo@thebookdoctors.com when you sign up.

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