In this intensive bootcamp course, you will read and edit your novel in four passes.

By the time you have completed this bootcamp, you will have an edited book that you can present to your critique partners, beta readers, or an agent or editor.

This bootcamp is for:

• Beginning writers who have completed a genre novel and want the support of a group and guidance of a class structure while they edit their own book.
• Experienced authors who need the rigor of structure to polish their books, so they can deliver it to an agent, editor, or their beta readers.

Here’s how we’ll focus the course:

Week 1: Assessment

We ask you to assess your writing and we provide guidance and checklists to help you do so.

Week 2: Focus on Plot, Pacing, and Story Structure

We will guide you through making sure your story moves at a good pace, your scenes work, and that your story structure works for your genre.

Week 3: Focus on Characters and Emotions

We will help you make sure your characters are consistent, their motivations are clear, well-founded, and fit their goals and the genre, and that the right amount of backstory is revealed at the right moment.

Week 4: Focus on Word Choice, Grammar, and Punctuation

We will help you uncover your overused words, suggest fixes, and help you train your eye for easy-to-miss and common grammatical and punctuation errors.

This bootcamp is right for you if:

• You have a manuscript that you can approach with a clear head and heart.
• You really want to create an editing system that works for you.
• You’re eager to get a manuscript edited.

What to do about overwhelm and confusion about the editing process?
We get it. Ezra and I have edited lots and lots of novels — each others’, our own, and many of our clients. Editing can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to.

We have been where you’ve been and found ways to make friends with the process, as well with all the feelings of doubt and confusion that arise. We’ll be with you every step of the way.

What you need is the mindset that you can find a way through this process; that you can make editing your own, and that you can face the difficult emotions and have compassion for yourself.

We all get overwhelmed by the process, then we take a deep breath and take things one step at a time. We will help you with each step. And we walk our talk — both of us will be editing novels alongside you. We’re right there in the trenches with you. You are not alone. We can do this together!

Early Bird Bonuses
Sign up by Dec. 10th to take advantage of these bonuses valued at over $200.

Bonus #1: Handbook on Editing
1. How to Beat the Critique: The Aspiring Author’s Guide to Prepare Your First Novel for a Dynamite Critique (Handbook and Guide) by Carol Malone (Author, Editor and Writing Coach in Training) (PDF format)

Award-winning author of a romance in the acclaimed Fight Card series, Carol Malone has written over 30 articles for Writer’s Fun Zone, and has been in training as a coach and editor with Beth Barany for over a year. She’s accumulated over 75 hours of hands-on training, and has years of experience both having her work critiqued and critiquing others. She believes in being prepared, having fun, and nurturing the muse with crafts, singing, and watching dance-and-singing reality shows.

This guide is only available to students of Barany School of Fiction and not available anywhere else, yet.

Bonus #2: Book by Editors on the Fatal Flaws in Fiction
2. 5 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing by C.S. Lakin

C.S. Lakin, or Susanne Lakin, is the author of sixteen novels and five writing craft books. Her award-winning blog Live Write Thrive gives tips and writing instruction for both fiction and nonfiction writers, and her Writer’s Toolbox series gives fiction writers everything they need to know to create compelling, solid stories.

This book features more than sixty detailed Before and After examples of flawed and corrected passages to help authors learn to spot flaws in their writing.

Bonus #3: A Detailed Critique by an Experienced Author and Editor
A 10-page detailed critique from Ezra Barany, award-winning novelist, or Carol Malone, award-winning author and Editor and Writing Coach in Training. You can take advantage of this in-depth critique during or after the class.

Sign up by Dec. 10th to take advantage of these bonuses valued at over $200.

Recap: If you sign up by December 10th, you get these 3 bonuses:

1. The Aspiring Author’s Guide to Prepare Your First Novel for a Dynamite Critique (Handbook and Guide) by Carol Malone
2. 5 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing by C.S. Lakin
3. A Detailed Critique by an Experienced Author and Editor

INVESTMENT
There are two options. Pick the one that's right for you!

Option#1: DIVE IN is $99 with the below discount code and comes with the course material and the 4 weekly calls.

Option #2: ALL IN is $119 with the below discount code and comes with the course material, the 4 weekly calls, and an hour with me, plus a manuscript read-through. A great deal!


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I look forward to having you in the class! It's going to be fun and challenging, as editing is, and rewarding too. There's nothing like holding a polished and ready-for-readers manuscript in your hands, and then sending it out into the world to touch readers' hearts and minds.

If you've read this far, whoopie! I'm guessing you're interested in this course. If money is a factor, and you want to join this class, contact me for payment plan options. If this course is right for you, let's make it happen.