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Fiction Editing Techniques


Revision Planner for Writers
If you had a single tool that could organize your entire revision process—from plot hole to final polish—would that make your book better?
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Catherine Forrest
Jun 125 min read


Let’s cook up some irresistible character voices
Voice is not what a character says. Voice is how a character cannot help saying it.
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Catherine Forrest
May 306 min read


The Editor’s Pass Is Here
The Editor’s Pass is a complete family of workbooks that guide writers through the revision or self-editing process. It’s the macro-to-micro methodology that professional editors use every day, written for writers.
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Catherine Forrest
May 256 min read


Lock in to point-of-view (and eliminate head-hopping for good)
You can write a whole novel in first person and still violate POV if your narrator knows something they couldn’t possibly know. You can write in omniscient third and still fail if you head-hop without purpose. That’s why I made The POV Lock.
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Catherine Forrest
May 205 min read


Why a printable on Etsy instead of a book on Amazon?
The flexibility is the value signal. Not the binding. You wondered: Aren’t you selling something less valuable by selling it as a PDF? No. I’m selling something more usable. More reusable. More flexible.
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Catherine Forrest
May 184 min read


When your beta readers are doing their best (but you need better feedback)
If you’ve been frustrated by the beta reading process, if you’ve gotten vague feedback—or no feedback at all—and wanted a solution, I made this for you.
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Catherine Forrest
May 134 min read


Action isn’t narrative tension
Action doesn't equal tension. Learn why "raise the stakes" is useless advice—and get a concrete system to map, diagnose, and fix your manuscript's pacing problems.
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Catherine Forrest
May 65 min read
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