Making Microsoft Word Work For You: Writing Workshop

Allegory Editingis a developmental editing house with decades of experience in the business of language and stories. We are driven by a simple mission: support writers. In addition to assisting writers with developing their manuscripts, we also provide one-on-one coaching and group workshops on the craft of writing and maneuvering through the publishing industry.

Allegory Editing

Learn to write more effectively, save time, and keep on top of details

Workshop Description: Getting lost in your manuscript is easy. Making sure your writing is error free is tough. Responding to agent and editor notes can feel overwhelming. Moving sections around can feel impossible. But there is hope.Join Allegory Developmental Editor Christine Pinto to learn how to write more effectively, save time, and keep mundane details from driving you crazy. Harnessing the power of Word and other strategies, you’ll learn tips for organizing your thoughts, seeing an overall map of your story, outlining on the fly, keeping details consistent, formatting without tears, and moving things around when you change your mind without losing your mind. We’ll also tackle basic organization, version control, and backups.You&#x27;ll be able to use these techniques for more effective first drafts and self-editing. When working with editors, you&#x27;ll improve communication and minimize frustration for everyone involved.Presenter Bio: As a developmental editor, Christine draws on her experience as a fiction writer and writing instructor. She holds a Certificate in Writing for Children and a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington. Over a decade of experience teaching writing to children and adults, she has gained a deep understanding of the craft of writing and strong communication skills for sharing that knowledge with writers. Christine’s own journey as a writer informs her editing work with deep empathy for writers preparing a manuscript for publication. Her interests include historical and contemporary fiction, memoir, romance, fantasy, non-fiction, technical writing, business writing, and writing for children.Event Info: In addition to the live and interactive event, this event will also be recorded and made available to participants.Accessibility: Live, auto-transcription will be available. For ASL interpretation or other accommodation requests, please email andrea@allegoryediting.com

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