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Classes for Writers Get Editorial Help

Characters not cooperating?

Plot sprung a leak?

Worried what your mom will say about your memoir?

Not sure how to structure your nonfiction novel, novel-in-stories, or any kind of creative work, fiction or non?

Club Ed for Writers can help.

Club Ed for Writers self-paced classes are designed to fit your schedule.

Work at your own pace, on your own time.

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Instructor-led classes are also available.

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Who Is the Lead Instructor?

I’m Jennifer Lawler, and I like to say that I’ve made all the mistakes so you don’t have to. If you want to shave years off your learning curve, you need to train with someone who knows what they’re doing.

I’m the author or coauthor of more than forty books and novels. My work has been published by Simon & Schuster, Penguin Compass, Montlake Romance, Thomas & Mercer, and more.

For more than fifteen years, I’ve been teaching writers how to write and get published.

I’ve worked as an editor for more than twenty years. I’ve run a publishing imprint and worked as a literary agent. In the dim and distant past, I earned a Ph.D in medieval English literature. Lately I’ve been exploring self-publishing. I’ve spend my whole life learning how fiction works.

Recent Posts

for writers

Eliminating or Reducing Flashbacks in Stories

Eliminating or reducing flashbacks in stories may be necessary to help with the narrative flow and keep readers interested in what’s ahead. Tips for Eliminating or Reducing Flashbacks in Stories Authors like to use flashbacks to show backstory. Unfortunately, flashbacks can stop the narrative flow in its tracks. Rather than increasing dramatic tension, flashbacks tend…
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Using Maps in Story Setting

One tool authors have when developing plot and storyline is using maps in story setting. Laying out the various places characters will go in the story will strengthen a manuscript with concrete details. What a Map Can Show When Using Maps in Story Setting Such a map helps me see logical inconsistencies in the layout…
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Ideas for Story Settings

I have some tips to get the creative juices flowing when thinking up ideas for story settings, starting with my suggested hierarchy of settings. The Russian Nesting Doll of Settings The setting of a novel consists of multiple elements, big and small, that nest inside each other. We might show this hierarchy of settings like…
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How Publishers Acquire Novels

If you’re an author hoping to have your work published, it helps to know how publishers acquire novels so you can navigate the process. The Basics of How Publishers Acquire Novels I shared some basic information in this post on traditional publication, but I wanted to share some thoughts from the perspective of an acquisitions…
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Club Ed for Writers offers self-paced classes, which are entirely online with no in-person component. Classes do not require Zoom or phone participation. For all classes, the lessons and manuscripts used for the assignments are written as Word documents. Some supplemental materials are PDFs.

If this does not match your learning style (for example, you would prefer video instruction), Club Ed for Writers classes will not be right for you.

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Occasionally the Club Ed for Writers site goes for a walk along the beach instead of doing what it is supposed to do. This is annoying to everyone, and I apologize.

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I appreciate hearing about glitches like this when they happen so that I can have the website developer diagnose and fix the problem. You can reach me at ResortDirector@ClubEdFreelancers.com

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Club Ed for Writers also offers a gift card option.

All classes are held entirely online. Internet access is required to download the materials and access the forums. All materials in the Club Ed classes are written documents, typically using Word although a few may be PDFs. Such materials are typically more accessible to individuals with disabilities than video and audio recordings.

All forums are text-based for the same reason.

If you have an accessibility need not addressed by the use of written documents, please get in touch with the Resort Director at ResortDirector@ClubEdFreelancers.com, providing specific details of the accommodations you need in order to participate fully in the classes. We will do all that we can to ensure access.

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