Hone Your Craft & Edit For Success 2026!
Presenter: Ariella Moon
January 16, 2026
Zoom 1:00-3:00 Pacific Time
Start the new year with a fresh polish to your work-in progress or finished manuscript. In this interactive online lab, award-winning author Ariella Moon will show you how to scrutinize your manuscript through an editor’s eyes. We will review macro and micro edits that will help you identify common problems including structure, head-hopping, point of view, flat or AWOL characters, weak verbs, and much more, including:
- · Impactful story, scene, and sentence structure.
- · Word choices, including weak verbs.
- · Sensory descriptors to draw in readers.
- · Relatable/intriguing protagonists and their GMC.
- Creating a good balance between narrative and dialogue.
- Meeting your genre’s needs and your readers’ expectations.
About Ariella Moon
When not immersed in her fictional worlds of medieval Scotland, Fairy, or contemporary high schools, award-winning author Ariella Moon presents writing workshops, and leads local and international seminars and rituals on healing, Earth Magic, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. She lives a nearly normal life doting on her extraordinary family, two shamelessly spoiled dogs, and a media-shy dragon.
Discover Ariella's medieval Two Realms fantasy series and her contemporary Teen Wytche Saga novels at online book retailers and at www.ariellamoon.com.
