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How to Self-Edit Your Manuscript
Introduction
Introduction
Meet Your Tutor (1:06)
Module 1: Beginnings and Endings
Introduction
All About Beginnings
Some tips on how to begin
Exercise: Revisit your opening pages
Best Chapter Endings
Example
Exercise: Polish your ending
Module 2: Self-Editing for Voice
Introduction (0:40)
Crafting an authentic narrative voice
The Authorial Voice
The Narrative Voice
The Character’s Voice
Narrative position and point-of-view
Example
5 steps to achieve psychic distance
Exercise: Playing with POV
Exercise: Voice checklist
Module 3: Editing for Mood and Atmosphere
Introduction (1:02)
Immersive writing
Exercise: Rewriting for mood and atmosphere
Module 4: Line Editing
Introduction
Rearranging your sentences
The power of word choice
Exercise: Word swap
Top tips for self-editing your work
A self-editing checklist
Exercise: Self-editing your manuscript
What’s Next?
Last Words (0:41)
What's next?
Course Evaluation Survey
A self-editing checklist
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