Webinar: Investigating crime, mystery and thriller editing

Learn about crime, thriller and mystery editing with Louise Harnby, an experienced fiction editor who specialises in the genre, and who’s helped indie authors and fiction editors hone their line craft with her book Editing Fiction at Sentence Level. This session caters to both those considering offering the genre as a new specialism and practitioners who are already offering it but want to develop their knowledge.

Join us on Tuesday 27 August as we hear from Louise Harnby about how to develop a genre mindset and foster an emotional connection with crime, thriller and mystery writers and their prose.

This webinar will explore what’s distinctive about crime, mystery and thriller editing, considers the scope of its subgenres, and provides an overview of some of the historical influences and modern movements that enrich the field, and that every editor should understand in order to make sense of the genre.

The session will also provide participants with actionable advice on:

  • how to hone editorial craft
  • which common problems to look out for
  • which style guides are useful
  • marketing tips for increasing global visibility and getting more work.

The webinar will be recorded and the recording will be made available to CIEP members via the Knowledge hub. 

Louise Harnby

Louise Harnby

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