Hannah Bauman is a book editor by day and a fiction writer by night. She’s been editing since 2011 and specialises in science fiction, fantasy and romance. She also works with select non-fiction books.

She gives us a rule of thumb for how long it takes to edit an epic novel. Most, she says, take between 6 to 8 weeks, some of the really big ones take 12 weeks. 

Be patient, she says. In that time work on your next book. Or, do as Joanna Penn says and refill your creative well.

Hannah outlines the different services she offers, from editorial to proofreading. 

The heart of our conversation focuses on how to write emotional scenes. We first discuss why emotional scenes are important and necessary for every story, including thrillers and action adventures.

Hannah then shares her top tips on how to dig deep into your emotional scene, get underneath the skin of your characters and fully engage your reader.

She gives us a couple of bonus tips, including how to improve errors by yourself, why it’s important to lay the groundwork of your story, then the big buildup to your emotional scene.

She finishes by telling us a little about her own fiction, how she manages her time and how, even as a professional, she gets thrown off track by things like a pandemic!


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