Self-Editing Your Manuscript: Stage 1 - structural editing, character arcs, tension and pacing, and writing better scenes

Date: Saturday May 18

Time: 1pm - 4pm      

About the workshop

Learn how to assess elements of style, character, plot and pacing in your own novel in this workshop designed to help you in the initial stages of self-editing.

Ideal for writers who are drafting a manuscript, have completed a 1st draft and are looking at the next stage, or for writers needing inspiration around structure and ‘where to go from here’.           

About Jess

Jess Gately is a freelance editor and publishing professional with a particular interest in speculative fiction. She is the President of Editors WA, sits on the board for Night Parrot Press, and has been a judge for the Aurealis Awards since 2019. Jess is a casual academic at Curtin University in the Professional Writing and Publishing major, and her Masters project looked at the editorial approach to fictional languages in sci-fi and fantasy. Jess is passionate about the power of language and stories to connect people and change the world.

Cost: $50 members and eligible WUWA members. $62 non-members.

Click the button below to secure your spot. Registrations close Friday, May 17, or earlier if workshop is full. We have a waitlist in place if the workshop sells out.

Venue: Edith Cowan House, Building 20, ECU Joondalup Campus, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup.

Parking: Free on weekends. You can park in any bay on weekends. Carparks 14 (enter from Lakeside Drive) & 8 are closest to the house. Click here for a directional map.

Health/Covid-19: Please do not attend the group if you are unwell, have tested positive to Covid-19, are awaiting a test result, or are still recovering from infection. Thank you.