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Join us as traditionally published author & experienced book coach, Sheila Athens, shares the secrets she’s gained by providing developmental edits on dozens of manuscripts.
During this course, novelists will learn how solidifying the bones of a story before you write will make your fiction stronger. We’ll discuss the point of your story, the importance of a strong narrative drive, the lessons your protagonist needs to learn along the way and other essentials. These elements will make literary agents, acquiring editors and final readers latch onto your story and fall willingly under its spell.
Sheila Athens specializes in commercial fiction, women’s fiction and romance. After several years of training under Jennie Nash at Author Accelerator, Sheila now runs her own private coaching and editing business, where she’s edited dozens of manuscripts. Her clients have gone on to gain top-tier agents, contracts with Big 5 publishers and successful sales for self-published books. Her debut novel, The Truth About Love, was published in the United States, Germany and Turkey. She’s a past chairperson for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association’s Agent Pitch Events.
For more about her work, visit www.SheilaAthens.com.
