Important Information About Our Intensives
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Registration is limited to 12 students.
If you don’t already have a background with science fiction and fantasy, it’s challenging to know what to include in your developmental editing scope. It can be scary sending feedback if you aren’t sure your guidance is comprehensive enough on integral elements of speculative storytelling, such as magic systems, future tech, worldbuilding, and non-human characters.
In this two-day intensive, we’ll examine the specific types of feedback SF&F authors need in the following deliverables:
Developmental editing letters
Manuscript assessments
Coaching sessions
We’ll also experiment with spotting big-picture and worldbuilding issues in summaries and outlines to help you provide an array of assistance to your new SF&F clients.
For seasoned editors looking to expand into speculative fiction, you’ll get actionable feedback on how to evolve your existing processes to meet the needs of speculative fiction writers. If you’re a new editor with limited experience working with real-world clients, this class provides a range of example deliverables and allows you to explore how seasoned editors identify story issues related to speculative worldbuilding, create a framework for story improvements, and communicate effectively with clients in your deliverables.
We recommend newer editors take this intensive as a primer for the EFA’s eight-week course Editing Science Fiction and Fantasy, but it is also an excellent standalone learning opportunity for editors at any point in their career.
Shannon Winton (she/her) is a developmental editor with over a decade of professional experience. As a serial volunteer, she co-runs the Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy Meetup Group, the oldest social organization for sci-fi/fantasy writers in Houston; has run the Writers Critique Workshop at Comicpalooza for multiple years; and is the co-coordinator for the EFA Houston chapter. Her background in clinical nursing, including trauma care and human research, has given her a unique insight into the importance of advocacy, meeting a person where they’re at, and communicating clearly across client populations. Shannon is the continuity editor for Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing and co-founder of the Tomeworks Editing Collective.
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