Back in early summer when I was finishing writing my shitty first draft of my novel I came across Jericho Writers through watching a webinar delivered by the writer Lucy Atkins (Lucy is the writer of Magpie Lane and The Night Visitor, amongst other books). She mentioned that it helps when approaching agents if you can show that you've put some effort into learning the trade of writing, and Jericho Writers was one of the learning environments she referenced. So I joined, and boy, what learning I encountered from day one. There are masterclasses and webinars, videos and events. One of the first things I watched was a recording from a previous 'Summer Festival of Writing' where Debi Alper was delivering a session about self-editing. I immediately took to her and the approach she takes to editing. I was delighted as I carried on searching through the JerichoWriters.com website and found that Debi runs a six week course with Emma Darwin on how to edit your novel. I booked my ...