Begins Thursday, December 5th, 2024

Live Seminar via Zoom 7PM - 9PM Eastern

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Instructor Michelle Kicherer covers books and music for the San Francisco Chronicle and teaches writing classes in fiction and memoir. She is a former ghostwriter of memoir and nonfiction books and a current writing coach. Her fiction has appeared in The Masters Review, The Sierra Nevada Review, The Berkeley Fiction Review and others. Her debut novella Sexy Life, Hello came out in September 2024. Willamette Week called it “one of the most compelling short reads of the year.” Michelle aims to have one weird new experience everyday.

We’ve all heard different variations of “writing is 10% writing and 90% editing.” So much of writing happens in editing. But what about when you’re feeling stuck and aren’t sure what to edit or…what that even means?

In this two-hour online seminar we’ll look at specific examples of editing at different stages of the writing process, and review some specific, step-by-step editing techniques to help get your story, essay or manuscript in shape. 

This session is for both fiction and nonfiction writers. 

This session will end with a Q&A, so bring your editing questions! 

Each participant will leave with Michelle’s editing worksheet. 

Can't Make It Live?

No problem! The session will be recorded and available to watch after the seminar concludes.

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

Learn how to edit: 

• The “big picture”: Do I know what the plot is? Does the story follow from one logical step to the next. 
  
• Flow: From one sentence to the next, how to catch the missteps.
  
• Characters: how to check for consistency throughout.
  
• Language: Some of the most efficient ways to edit language on a microscopic level.
• And finally, uniqueness: looking for a better way to say that.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This seminar will meet via Zoom.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Tuition is $75 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

• Instructor: Michelle Kicherer
• This seminar will meet on Thursday, December 5th, 2024
• Live Seminar via Zoom 7PM - 9PM Eastern
• Tuition is $75 USD

Contact us HERE if you have any questions about this class.