Editing your manuscript
You’ve been working relentlessly on your first draft, enjoying the writing process, watching your word count slowly rise and seeing those magic words – THE END – coming into view. Have you completed the first draft of your story? If so, it’s time to congratulate yourself and take a breath. And then? It’s time to start the self-editing process.
When you learn how to edit your own work, you take the all-important big step from being a writer to becoming a published author. The skills you’ll learn with our self-editing course will make you a better writer for life.
The Big Edit is the course with a structured process for writers to revise and polish their manuscripts to the highest standards. What’s more, when your book is edited and ready, we will be delighted to make a plan for submission to our trusted literary agencies.
You’ll work with a professional book editor, formerly an acquiring editor for a major global publishing company. Our editorial team will oversee your progress from a first planning session to management of the literary agency submission process on your behalf. Our success rate at submission is very high but we won’t submit until your book is ready, and the Big Edit course contains all the lessons you need to take the last step to a final draft. You’re in safe hands. Sign up to take your next step towards becoming published.
Edit your last draft
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Step-by-step guidance
50 lessons structured to edit a novel.

Professional editors
2 sessions to prepare and polish.

Constructive feedback
Live classes with publishing professionals and an online beta-reader workshop.

World-class literary agencies
Get a literary agent with our bespoke submissions service.
1. Turning Pro (6 lessons)
2. Developmental Edit (19 lessons)
3. Line Edit (16 lessons)
4. The Submission Process (9 lessons)
Edit your novel with professionals
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You have our 7-day money-back Happy Writing guarantee should you change your mind.
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The writing course with rave reviews

‘Absolutely recommended. My editor was incredibly thorough and gave constructive criticism in a kind manner. Having the constructive feedback of a professional editor was tremendously helpful. A pitch is so challenging that an editor’s take on it has been instrumental.’
—Jennifer Stein

‘The Big Edit is chock-full of smart, actionable advice, but my editor took my submission package to the next level. She gave me the perfect premise line, went over my first three chapters with her brilliant editorial eye, and gave masterful advice on how to reorganize my book’s timeline to jack up suspense. She then handpicked the perfect agents and gave me the benefit of her industry wisdom throughout the entire submission process. I couldn’t recommend The Novelry more highly.’
—Helena Echlin

‘Joining The Novelry is the best thing I have ever done for my writing. The courses are quality, the support both warm and effective. My novel is now in editing before submission to agents and I have learned so much. Highly recommended.’
—Verity McLellan
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