REVISE YOUR NOVEL
Finish by the end of 2021!
Start a new project in 2022
Rewrite your manuscript
(and make an agent fall in love)
Everyone tells you to make sure your novel is as polished as possible before you submit. But how do you know if you are querying with your best work?
As a book doctor and a coach, I'm asked this question all the time. You've finally got a complete draft of your novel in hand. You're ready for the submissions process, right? Not so fast. You've heard all the stories. Those who rush to send off their work to an agent often cringe with disappointment later when they don't get a single bite. If this has happened to you or even if you've waited but have been putting off the revision process, take a deep breath. I've got you! Let's get revising.
My revision course will help you put that crucial, final polish on your work and ensure you're bringing your A game to the submission process. It will walk you through the paces I use with my private clients. You'll learn how to strengthen: your novel's structure, character development, character arcs, scene work, set up of your central conflict, relationship dynamics, world, dialogue, and pacing. You will gain all the tools necessary to revise your draft into a submission-worthy manuscript.
No one can guarantee agent or editor interest, of course. But I've been in publishing for decades, know what it takes to succeed, and can guarantee that if you follow the steps, you will be closer than ever to your goals. Your publication prospects will improve--and you'll deepen your understanding and practice of the craft. You can also sign up for an optional individualized consult on your pages and get personalized feedback at a discounted price.
Save yourself endless grief. Learn a revision process that will get your novel in fighting shape, get you in the game, and improve your craft.
Revise your novel at your own pace
Refine your characters and create satisfying character arcs
Strengthen antagonist/protagonist conflict and character drive
Punch up your pacing, escalations, and obstacles to create maximum tension
Exploit plot twists, reveals, and POV to build suspense
Create a rich, granular, and realistic sense of place
Emotionally ground your writing to create a memorable, personal story
Polish your style, tone, imagery, and voice
All lessons designed by a writer and long-time publishing professional who understands what you need to succeed
Instructor is known for giving extensive, highly implementable notes on students' work. All worksheets and partials will receive written notes.
Optional: Receive feedback and support on the full manuscript at a discounted price
Revise Your Novel with Book Doctor West
PILOT CLASS STARTS NOVEMBER 13th!
. This course includes:
Downloadable resources and a comprehensive plan for revision
Examples drawn from successfully published novels that students can use as references throughout their writing process
This pilot class will feature IN PERSON instruction on zoom.
You will receive in-class AND written feedback on all your worksheets.
I'm known for giving extensive, useful, and highly implementable written notes on my students' work. In class, you'll receive notes on the revision worksheets and partials. The consult is if you want notes on the full manuscript as well.
Membership on private Facebook page
Optional: A read of your entire draft manuscript and notes via phone and/or written notes
Instructor:
Dedi Felman
Dedi Felman is a writer/director born and raised in the wilds of NJ. A member of the inaugural class of the HBO Access Writing Fellowship, she attended the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting and teaches TV writing for Script Anatomy. Previously, Dedi worked in publishing as a senior editor at Simon & Schuster and an executive editor at Oxford University Press. Titles she’s developed have been New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers and have won the Bancroft Prize, the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, and the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism prize, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She continues to freelance consult on book projects at Book Doctor West. Her espionage drama short, "Allegiance", was a finalist at the USA Film Festival and voted a Kickstarter "Project We Love."
