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The Big Edit

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. 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.

 

Step-by-step guidance

52 lessons with a cool clear logic to edit a novel.

Big Five editors

2 in-depth one-on-one sessions to guide your edit.

Constructive feedback

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

Literary agency submission

Bespoke submissions service to world-class agents.

The Big Edit        

52 self-paced lessons

2 in-depth editorial sessions

 

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A structured program for writers to revise and polish their manuscripts to the highest publishing standards.

You’ll work with a professional book editor, formerly an acquiring editor for major global publishing companies: Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Macmillan and HarperCollins. In a first session, your editor will review the structure of your story before you begin revising it through the course. In a second session, your editor will give feedback on your writing with a report on your submissions package. Add as many additional feedback sessions from the editorial team as you wish at members’ rates. Your editor team will oversee your progress from a first planning session to management of the literary agency submission process on your behalf. 

The Big Edit

52 self-paced lessons

2 in-depth editorial sessions

With professional editor sessions

Your editorial team were formerly publishing editors from the Big Five publishers with experience editing bestsellers. Our team will guide your revision process and oversee your submissions package for literary agency representation. 

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Big Five editors

Workshops and events       

40+ workshops a month

100’s of recorded masterclasses 

24/7 online community for novelists

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A thriving community of writers

We’re the largest writing community exclusively for novelists. We offer more live online writing workshops on a monthly basis than any other writing school. You’ll find specialist writing workshops for fantasy fiction, science fiction, crime and suspense fiction, historical fiction, romance, literary fiction, young adult, children’s fiction, memoir and more. Enjoy 40+ group online workshops and events every month. Get feedback on your writing from beta-readers who are writers. Meet literary agents and industry professionals. We pride ourselves on a safe and supportive space where serious writing is fun. You’ll make friends and grow as a writer.

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Discover the writing group

40+ workshops a month

100’s of recorded masterclasses 

24/7 online community for novelists

With expert fiction editors

 

Take the next step to last draft. 

The Big Edit

$ 999

  • Membership (1 year)
  • The Big Edit (50 lessons)
  • Editorial Sessions (2 sessions)
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The Big Edit

£ 799

  • Membership (1 year)
  • The Big Edit (50 lessons)
  • Editorial Sessions (2 sessions)
  •  

Sign up

You have our 7-day money-back Happy Writing guarantee should you change your mind.

Please note: if you are new to The Novelry, we strongly recommend you take The Novel Development Course to edit and revise your first draft with us to reach the standard required for The Big Edit.

‘Game-changing feedback’ 

The writing course program with more 5* independent reviews than any other.

editing a novel

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

how to edit a book

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

editing your novel

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

For your success story

 

The best decision for my book. The course materials offered the tools to excavate the layers and plumb the depths of the story. It made me interrogate why I was writing the story, what drove me and my characters, and what I wanted to convey to the reader. As I worked through the lessons, I learnt more about the tensions driving me as an author, things I cared about deeply and how I saw the world. These steps helped create an aliveness to the story. The Novelry’s vibrant writerly community was another lifeline in what we all know to be a solitary enterprise. Whenever I was stuck, the fabulous team at The Novelry – tutors, writers and editors – were brilliant at cutting through to the heart of the problem, and their suggestions on the text helped me understand the nitty-gritty of creating on the page.’ —Shylashri Shankar, now represented by Watson Little after submission by The Novelry.

Achieve your ambition for your novel with The Big Edit.

For your success story

 

The best decision for my book. The course materials offered the tools to excavate the layers and plumb the depths of the story. The Novelry’s vibrant writerly community was another lifeline in what we all know to be a solitary enterprise. Whenever I was stuck, the fabulous team at The Novelry – tutors, writers and editors – were brilliant at cutting through to the heart of the problem, and their suggestions on the text helped me understand the nitty-gritty of creating on the page.’ —Shylashri Shankar, now represented by Watson Little after submission by The Novelry.

Achieve your ambition for your novel with The Big Edit.

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