Staring at your first draft, thinking, “Now what?”
Self-Editing for Aspiring Fiction Authors

If you’ve finished your first draft, this DIY course will guide you through self-editing, helping you polish your manuscript with confidence.

Whether you’re querying agents, planning to self-publish, or just want to make your draft the best it can be, this self-editing course is your next step in your author journey.

You’ve done the hard part: you’ve written the manuscript. Do you know how few people even get this far and finish? It’s a teeny, tiny percentage of people in human history!! Like, tiny! So take a moment to feel proud of yourself and celebrate this milestone.

Now it’s time to refine your story, tighten up your writing, develop your skillset, and build real confidence in your words.

Ready to edit your novel? No idea how to start? This is perfect for you if:

  • You’re preparing to pitch agents and want to make a good impression
  • You’re in the self-editing stage before hiring a professional editor
  • You want to develop your editorial eye and improve your craft
  • You’ve been staring at your draft thinking, “Okay… now what?”

The Goal?

To help you move from ‘rough draft’ to ‘stronger manuscript’—without losing your voice, your spark, or your sanity!

Let’s make your story the best version of itself. Early Bird Price, just £25 (limited time offer, RRP £75+). Buy it now.

Early Bird Price £45 (RRP £95) until Dec 21st.

Self-Edit Course. Grab it quick.

Book the Self-Edit course today.

Starts January 15th 2025.

Early Bird Price £150 (RRP £200) until Dec 21st.

Self-Edit Course PLUS a 60min 121 author coaching

Book the Self-Edit course today.

Starts January 15th 2025.

Ready to polish your story?

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Take Your Story to the Next Stage
Perfect for New and Aspiring Authors

This course is designed to guide you through the next steps after completing your story. Here’s what you’ll get:

Module Highlights

  • Tools for developing memorable characters and better world-building.
  • Strategies to add depth to your writing and eliminate overused words.
  • Practical DIY challenges to take action and improve your writing.
  • Easy templates for tracking plot points, getting your timeline to flow, and creating individual characters.
  • Examples to show and explain how, why, and where in the editing process.
  • Accountability through the self-editing process so you know what to work on next and, more importantly, learn to understand why!

What You’ll Gain

  • Essential self-editing skills as you work through the next draft of your novel.
  • An understanding of the writing habits that are holding you back.
  • More confidence in your writing and self-editing skills.
  • Writing & self-editing skills you can learn and then use again and again in your future writing.
  • Another milestone in your author journey whether you’re preparing to pitch agents or planning to self-publish.
  • Access from January or take the course at your own pace. It’s yours to keep, revisit, and reuse for up to 6 months.

Buy the Self-Editing Course for just £25 at the Early Bird launch price for a limited time only (RRP from £75)

💡 What You’ll Learn

This course walks you through 7 simple but focused modules that cover the big picture of your story, plus 1 bonus module on the smaller details that make it sing:

  • Strengthen your plot, pace, and character development
  • Smooth out your transitions and structure
  • Find the right balance between showing and telling
  • Create compelling chapter openings and page-turning endings
  • World-build with intention and clarity
  • Start shaping your sentences and polishing your pages
  • And most importantly—build the skills to edit with confidence

Each module includes 1 challenge to take action on your manuscript, some tips and encouragement, and downloadable tools to help you organise your editing process.

📎 Just a Heads Up:

This course won’t replace a professional editor—and it’s not trying to! Instead, it’s designed to equip you with solid self-editing tools so you can approach your manuscript with more clarity and confidence. And when you do hire an editor, they’ll be able to take your story even further.

Even if you’re planning to publish traditionally or work with a professional, you should never be the only person reviewing your own book before it goes out into the world. This course helps you bring your manuscript up a level before you take that next big step.

  • Just finished Kirsten's program and it was fantastic! I can't say enough about all of the real, concrete, and valuable advice she gave. Not to mention motivation and tangible templates and help aids that I'm using every day as I work through my first fiction work.

  • Not only were there great tips and advice and tasks, but the templates she offered were invaluable.

  • Her passion for what she does inspires me to put my best for forward. I not only write but she has taught me not to be afraid to live my dreams out loud!

  • Nearly 5 years from paper to publish, and a LOT of struggles and challenges along the way. DON'T BE ME! I wish I had found Kirsten Rees 4 years ago.

  • You have a real talent for putting things together in a way that is easy to understand, helpful information, doesn't talk over my head or condescend, and presented in a way that isn't overwhelming. I am a fan for sure.

  • I am LOVING your program so far. I spent this morning fleshing out my character spreadsheet. I have been using a bullet list but a spreadsheet work way better, plus the filtering helps. Lots of great tips so far. Thanks.

Explore My Client Portfolio

For me, working with an author is a partnership! I’ve worked on fiction and nonfiction across a variety of genres. All my clients have 5-star reviews and some have hit bestseller, been noted in ‘Top Books for…’ listings, and invited to speak at events.

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