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Tips for editing your manuscript.
Think you know what makes editors hesitate? It's not just adverbs and backstory dumps. This workshop reveals the sneaky manuscript problems that actually make industry professionals stop reading—the subtle "icks" that sink submissions. Learn to spot these red flags in your own writing and discover editor-tested strategies to fix them. By the end of the workshop, you'll have a practical checklist that will sharpen every draft you write.
Lisa Juliano is a fiction editor who believes the story in your heart deserves more than a polished draft—it deserves to become unforgettable. Through her boutique editing studio, Literaci Books, she partners with emotionally-driven authors to bridge the gap between the masterpiece in their mind and the words on the page. As a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, Northwest Editors Guild, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors, she's helped turn good stories into the kind that stay with readers long after the last page.
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