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Rough to Revised: Self-editing for Impact (October 2025 - June 2026)
Introduction
Program Overview
Introductory Zoom Meeting
Module 1: Fast Read (2 weeks)
Fast Read
Checklist
Module 2: Reverse Outline (3 weeks)
Week 1: The Reverse Outline
Week 2: Create your Reverse Outline
Week 3: Complete your Reverse Outline
Sample Reverse Outline
Module 3: Rewrites (2 weeks)
Create a Revision Plan
Your character's emotional wound and GMC
Module 4: Synopsis (3 weeks)
Self-study lesson
Create a synopsis
Synopsis critiques
Module 5: Content Edits (2 weeks)
Week 1: The elements of Act One
Week 2: Elements of a good scene
Happy Holidays!
Module 5: Content Edits (6 weeks)
Week 3: The elements of Act Two (first half)
Week 4: Story-level Pacing
Week 5: The elements of Act Two (second half)
Week 6: Voice, Tone and Theme
Week 7: The elements of Act Three
Week 8: Deepening the POV
Module 6: Final Structural Edit Pass (2 weeks)
Fast read-through
Revise Synopsis and Revision Plan
Module 7: Copy Edits (6 weeks)
Style guides, style sheets and online AI tools
Clarity & Consistency
Showing vs. Telling
Dialogue
Sentence-level pacing
Tightening the writing
Module 8: Get Feedback (3 weeks)
Non-professional feedback
Professional feedback
Critique feedback
Module 9: Next Steps (3 weeks)
Book blurbs, author bios & comp titles
Pros & cons of the different publishing paths
Graduation!
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