The Big Picture: How to Macro Edit your Book

Perform Developmental Editing on your Manuscript

Created by: Team Edioak
Transforming Book Publishing since 2004

What Will I Learn?

• Assess and Refine the Core Idea and Theme of Your Writing
• Develop and Apply a Macro-Editing Checklist for Narrative Structures
• Critique and Enhance Character Development
• Implement Advanced Point of View and Narration Techniques

Requirements

• Basic Writing Skills: Participants should have a good command of written English, including grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.
• Interest in Editing and Revising: Participants should have an interest in learning about editing, particularly macro-editing, which focuses on the big picture aspects of writing like structure, theme, and overall narrative flow.
• Motivation to Improve Writing: A willingness to critique and revise one’s own work as well as the work of peers, applying new techniques and approaches learned in the course.

Target audience

• Aspiring and Experienced Authors: Writers who are looking to deepen their editing skills and enhance the structural, thematic, and character complexities of their manuscripts.
• Editors: Professional editors who want to refine their macro-editing skills to provide more comprehensive feedback to authors, helping to shape the big-picture aspects of a book.
• Creative Writing Students: Individuals currently studying creative writing who seek to apply practical editing frameworks and theories to their work, improving their storytelling abilities.
• Writing Coaches and Instructors: Professionals who guide writers in their creative processes and want to incorporate structured macro-editing techniques into their coaching methods.
• Self-Publishing Authors: Writers who manage their own editing and publishing process and need to develop strong self-editing skills to ensure their work is polished before publication.