May 3 - 28, 2010
"Deep Editing: The EDITS System, Rhetorical Devices and More"
by Margie Lawson
Margie Lawson, counseling psychologist, has developed innovative psychologically-anchored editing systems and techniques that will show you how to write a page-turner. Deep Editing is not basic editing. It's post-graduate level editing. It's editing to hook the reader viscerally. In DEEP EDITING, participants will:
* Learn the EDITS System and take it deeper.
* Learn the 25 rhetorical devices and practice using them
* Develop skills by using worksheets provided in each lecture.
* Learn back story management, power lines, throw-away works
* Learn cliché twists, back loading, tautologies, and Emotional Hits
* Receive deep editing critiques from Margie on class assignments
* Develop a personal editing checklist from the Master Editing Checklist.
* Learn how to make FINAL EDITING PASS be your last pass.
Margie Lawson, psychotherapist, writer, and international presenter-applied her psychological expertise to dissect over a thousand novels and analyze how authors write page-turners. A former university professor, Margie focuses her analytical skills on writing craft, developing innovative editing systems and deep editing techniques. Her deep editing tools are used by all writers, from newbie to multi-award winners. For more information, visit her web site at www.MargieLawson.com.
To register for the "Deep Editing: The EDITS System, Rhetorical Devices and More" course, click HERE.