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You wrote the book.
Are you ready to get serious about revising?
The Editor's Pass is a complete self-editing workbook for authors who want to revise or self-edit their manuscript like the pros: a 174-page PDF workbook with 58 worksheets and a complete 10-part, macro-to-micro system for revising your manuscript—the same system professional editors use every day.
The Editor's Pass Is Available Now
You finished the draft.
Now you're staring at it, and something feels off—but you can't name it. You've read it so many times the words have stopped meaning anything. You've looked for help online and found pieces scattered everywhere, nothing that adds up to a process. You've looked at fiction editing books and found writing advice dressed up in editing clothes. You've looked at workbooks and found templates with no explanation, checklists with no guidance, pages so thin you could read the whole thing in an hour.
You're not lost because you're a bad writer. You're lost because you don't have a system.
Until now.
The Editor's Pass is a 170+ page, 50+ worksheet self-editing system built by a credentialed editorial professional with 20+ years of publishing experience—and designed from the ground up for fiction writers who are ready to do the work.
You'll move through the complete editorial process in sequence, macro to micro: from the structural questions that determine whether your story works, all the way down to the sentence-level decisions that determine whether it sings. Every step builds on the last. Nothing is skipped. Nothing is assumed.
What Professionals Are Saying About The Editor's Pass
"In The Editor's Pass, Catherine Forrest demystifies the most intimidating stage of writing: revision. Drawing on more than twenty years of professional editorial experience, Forrest walks writers through a clear, macro-to-micro self-editing process—starting with structure and ending with the final polish. Packed with smart explanations, diagnostic questions, and hands-on worksheets, this workbook teaches writers not only what to fix but also how to think like an editor while preserving their unique voice. It's an indispensable tool for any fiction writer. I wish I had this when I was working on my first manuscript!"
—Tricia Knight, Managing Editor, Bloomsbury Academic
"Welcome to rigor! With The Editor's Pass, Catherine Forrest has provided fiction authors with tools and methods that enable them to step back, critically evaluate, and effectively edit their own work. The guide is an immensely valuable resource."
—Wayson R. Jones, BA, The Human Copy Editor
"I highly recommend The Editor's Pass to anyone with even a passing interest in storytelling, either as part of their job or as a hobby. The knowledge Catherine imparts is steeped in experience. It's direct yet conversational, easy to follow, thoroughly explained, and sparks the vital, often difficult self-reflection a writer needs to improve. The lessons give readers every tool they need to start writing the story they've always wanted to tell or to edit a finished draft into being the best it can be. The Editor's Pass should be a well-used guide on all writers' desks."
—Joshua Sorensen, Senior Staff Writer
"This is a great resource for writers. The Editor's Pass covers the entire process of manuscript editing, from developmental to copy editing, in an organized and accessible format. This workbook can help anyone polish their draft manuscript for professional publication."
—Amber Bennett-Groves, Editor