The Rewrite Doctor (Zoom)
Start Date
The Rewrite Doctor
Anna Davis introduces her much-loved editing method – and you try it out on your novel in this day-long Zoom course.
Tutor
Anna DavisLength
1 daysLocation
OnlineWriting Goal
Edit & pitchYou’ve done brilliantly to write a whole novel – so why are you plunged into gloom when you read it through?
I took the Rewrite Doctor course taught by Anna Davis and if one could give it 6 stars I would. Anna is an extremely talented instructor who has an uncanny ability to provide laser-focused feedback
Former Rewrite Doctor Student
This one-day intensive Zoom course led by CBC’s Founder and MD Anna Davis is the perfect next step for writers who have finished the first draft of their novel and want to learn how to knock it into better shape. The course will run from 10am to 5.30pm on Wednesday 29 January and again on Thursday 20 March.
Anna will walk you through The Rewrite Doctor, her tried-and-tested method for editing a novel (as featured in our bestselling Edit & Pitch Your Novel course), where you’ll be given the template that will take the pain out of editing and guide you all the way through the rewriting process.
You’ll have time to try out the Rewrite Doctor method on your own novel, and will then return later in the day for a live teaching session with Anna and your fellow students, where there’ll be a chance to talk about your experience and ask questions. Ahead of the day, Anna will read the first 3,000 words of your work and your synopsis – this will inform the afternoon discussion and enable her to give all students personalised advice.
By the end of the day you should be equipped with everything you need to construct a complete plan for editing your novel and to move forward with confidence.
Tutor
Anna Davis
Anna Davis is the founder and Director of the Curtis Brown Creative writing school. She is the author of five acclaimed novels which have been published in twenty languages. She has been a journalist and Guardian columnist, as well as a Curtis Brown literary agent. She taught creative writing at the University of Manchester and in many other settings before founding Curtis Brown Creative in 2011.
COURSE SCHEDULE & DELIVERY
You will join 16 students and Anna Davis for a day of teaching on Zoom. This course will run on Zoom from 10am to 5.30pm on Wednesday 29 January and on Thursday 20 March 2025. The schedule is shown in UK time.
Lesson 1: The Introduction
10am - 11.30amLesson 2: The Rewrite Doctor
11.45am - 1pmLunch break
1pm - 2.45pmLesson 3: Q&As in smaller groups
2.45pm - 5.30pm
ENROLMENT PROCESS
The 16 places on this course are allocated on receipt of payment, on a first come, first served basis. To secure your place, select your preferred date and then click ‘enrol now’ and complete our payment process.
On receipt of payment, we will send you a link to our short registration form. We will ask you to send us the opening 3,000 words of the novel you’re working on plus a one-page synopsis (Anna will read your work ahead of the teaching day).
If you encounter any problems during the application process, or have any more questions about the course, please email help@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk for assistance.
COURSE FEES & DISCOUNTS
The course fee of £125 (inc VAT) per student is payable in full before the start of the course.
Alumni of our selective three- or six-month Writing Your Novel courses and writers who have taken our six-week Edit & Pitch Your Novel course are eligible for a £25 discount (email help@curtisbrowncretaive.co.uk before paying if you're eligible for a discount code).
OPTIONAL FEEDBACK
At the end of the course students can opt to purchase additional written feedback.
- Manuscript report: £750 for a manuscript of up to 95,000 words. (Price dependant on manuscript length.) Your report will comprise at least 1,500 words of constructive feedback to give you a clear direction and the confidence to move forward with your edits.
- Submission report: £365 (discounted from £385) for a 1,000-word report providing detailed feedback on your pitch letter, one-page synopsis and 3,000-word opening. Rewrite Doctor students will be entitled to £20 off a submission report.
