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  • Editing Services

    We have grouped together four key stages that a writer goes through.
    Select the stage you are at and see how we can help.

    1

    Starting
    out

    Your book idea assessed: How Strong Is Your Book Idea?
    A review of those all-important Opening Chapters

    2

    Developing
    your craft

    A read and review of your work: Full Manuscript Review
    Develop your book with a mentor: Bespoke Mentoring

    3

    Ready to
    submit?

    A line-by-line edit of your manuscript to help iron out grammatical mistakes and inconsistencies: Final Polish

    4

    Speak to the
    right people

    Post a question to a literary agent: Agony Agent
    Or book a 30-minute consultation: Beat the Rejection Clinic

  • Our 2019 Yearbooks


    “A lifeline... it set my feet on the publishing path” Joanne Harris on the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook

    Essential advice on the writing and publishing process, and all of the industry contacts you need.

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  • Your Testimonials

    We offer a number of events & editing services geared towards helping you to get your book published.

    Find out what writers we've worked with in the past have to say. 

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How To Write A Memoir

How To Write A Memoir

Join author and journalist Helen Croydon for our final evening masterclass of 2018 and an insight into the key things to plan and craft an effective memoir.

How To Hook An Agent

How To Hook An Agent

Only a few places remain for our How to Hook an Agent (Children's Fiction) event on Saturday 27th October so move quickly to secure your spot!

Images: One Little Painting At A Time

Images: One Little Painting At A Time

In an exclusive adapted extract from The Writer's Eye, Amy E. Weldon looks at how pictures in your mind seem to ask to be illustrated in words.

How To Get Published: Bristol

How To Get Published: Bristol

Our final How To Get Published conference of 2018 is in association with Literature Works, and has some quite brilliant speakers on the bill.

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