Many writers dread having to edit their work, but it’s an essential part of the creative process. At the meeting we’ll examine all the elements needed when editing any piece of work, including novels, short stories, memoirs and non-fiction. From the importance of the structural edit - including pace, chapter length, viewpoint, beginnings, middles and ends – to the nuts and bolts of the line edit, this session will give you all the information you need to make your work the best it can be.
Sarah Palmer is a freelance editor, working on fiction and non-fiction projects with a variety of organisations, publishers and individual writers.
Members' Short Story Competition is now open . Entries are invited on any theme for stories between 1,500 and 2,500 words and will need to be submitted by the June meeting.
Includes work from the following writers - Sue Ajax-Lewis, Alison Batcock, Terence Brand, Rose Bray, Ian C. Black, Caroline Collingridge, Suzanne Conboy-Hill, Richard Buxton, Paul Doran, Derek Eastwood, Liz Eastwood, John Falconer, Patricia Feinberg Stoner, Rhona Gorringe, Patricia Graham, Wendy Greene, Pat Hopper, Jackie Harvey, Alison Hawes, Lyn C. Jennings, Audrey Lee, Alexander Medwell, Laurie Morris, Christine Mustchin, Janet Rogers, Kathy Schilbach, Dave Simpson, Cherrie Taylor, Lela Tredwell, Nina Tucknott, Andrew Westgate, Terry Westwood, Phil Williams and Sandra Wood-Jones.