Edit Your Novel Like a Pro - Live Q&A with Helen Corner-Bryant 

Tuesday 1 July 2025
12:30 – 2:00 pm (UK time)
Live on Zoom – Free to attend (Please use the code EDITFREE if the price is not already reduced to £0)

Are you working on a novel and wondering how to take it from first draft to submission-ready? Whether you’ve recently completed a manuscript, have a work-in-progress, or are returning to an earlier draft, this live Q&A will help you explore the next step in your writing journey.

You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at our advanced-level online course, Edit Your Novel the Professional Way, designed to help committed writers turn their draft into a polished, pitch-ready novel.

Join our expert panel:

• Helen Corner-Bryant, founder of Cornerstones Literary Consultancy and course director of Edit Your Novel

• Kathryn Price, experienced editor and course co-director

Helen and Kathryn are co-authors of On Editing: How to Edit Your Novel the Professional Way (John Murray, 2018) and have supported hundreds of authors on the path to publication.

What to expect from the event:

This free, live session is your chance to:

✔️ Get expert insights into the editing process
✔️ Learn what it takes to bring a manuscript to a professional standard
✔️ Discover how the Edit Your Novel course works and whether it’s right for you
✔️ Ask your questions in a live Q&A.

Can’t make it live?

No problem! Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording. You’re welcome to submit questions in advance when you sign up.

About the course: Edit Your Novel the Professional Way

“I don’t think I could ever have got my novel to this level without the guidance of this course and the incredible support of my fellow writers.”

This 18-week, advanced-level course is for writers who are serious about taking their novel to the next stage. This course is designed to:

• Equip you with the editing tools professionals use

• Help you structure and shape your novel with confidence

• Develop a submission-ready package: 10,000-word edit, synopsis and covering letter

• Deepen your understanding of genre, market expectations and agent submissions

• Build your discipline, feedback skills and professional mindset

• Connect you with a small, supportive peer group and our wider alumni network.

You’ll leave with a sharper manuscript, a deeper understanding of the editing process, and the confidence to pitch your work to agents and publishers.

Applications are now open for the course starting 1 October – places are limited.

The Zoom link will be sent to your inbox once you register.

Need help accessing the event? Contact [email protected]