Editing for Authors

Co-presented with Midnight Voss

Date: February 28, 2026

Where: The Mid-Atlantic Romance Writers Conference, hosted at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia

Link for more information from their site = https://washingtonromancewriters.com/mid-atlantic-romance-writers-conference/

Summary:

You’ve done it! You’ve finished a few drafts, run it by some beta readers, and now you want to send it off to an editor or are looking to get it readied enough for indie publishing. But how do you know it’s really ready? In this class, professional editors Margaret Bates and Midnight Voss will tell you how to prepare a manuscript for submission to an editor, how to work with and prep your editor for receiving your work, and how to be aware of the pitfalls that authors sometimes miss when self-editing. If you want your work to be polished, this is the session for you!