Writers readâitâs advice authors are given only slightly less often than âwriters write.â But reading for enjoyment isnât the same as reading (or watching) analytically as a writer to understand and learn craft.
Writers hone their craft by studying other storytellers and analyzing how they elicit reaction and engage their audience. With someone elseâs story youâre seeingâand evaluatingâonly whatâs there, a crucial skill to develop in your writing and editing your own work so you can figure where your story may need strengthening or further developing, and how to make sure those intentions are coming across to the reader.
Career book editor Tiffany Yates Martin has had decades of experience analyzing thousands of manuscripts, bestsellers to first drafts, and in this course, using examples from books, movies, TV shows, and more, sheâll teach you to clearly identify and address a storyâs strengths and weaknesses so you can translate that skill to creating and honing your own manuscripts.
Youâll learn specific techniques for developing and deepening your knowledge of story craft that you can practice every day, by doing things youâre already doingâreading books and watching movies and televisionâbut shifting your focus from simple enjoyment to objective analysis. These skills will deepen your mastery of story craft and make you a stronger, more skilled editor and writerâwithout ever touching the keyboard (or even getting off the couch).
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Tiffany Yates Martin
Tiffany Yates Martin has spent nearly thirty years as an editor in the publishing industry, working with major publishers and New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning authors as well as indie and newer writers. She is the founder of FoxPrint Editorial and author of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing. She is a regular contributor to writersâ outlets like Writerâs Digest, Jane Friedman, and Writer Unboxed, and a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for writersâ organizations around the country. Under her pen name, Phoebe Fox, she is the author of six novels. Visit her at www.foxprinteditorial.com.
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