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Edit Yourself Like a Pro
2026-07-06 19:00:00 2026-07-06 20:00:00 America/New_York Edit Yourself Like a Pro Professional editor Alli Martin will cover basic and advanced tips for how to take your self-editing to the next level. Learn the difference between objective and subjective edits, and more! Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Monday, July 06
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-06 19:00:00 2026-07-06 20:00:00 America/New_York Edit Yourself Like a Pro Professional editor Alli Martin will cover basic and advanced tips for how to take your self-editing to the next level. Learn the difference between objective and subjective edits, and more! Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Online

Virtual Room - EPD

Professional editor Alli Martin will cover basic and advanced tips for how to take your self-editing to the next level. Learn the difference between objective and subjective edits, and more!

This event will not be recorded and playback will not be available. Please arrive on time.

This is a Virtual Event hosted through Zoom. All stated times are in the Eastern time zone. You will receive an email with a link to access the Zoom room before the event from your event host.  
 
A computer with access to the internet and speakers or headsets are required. 
 
If using a mobile device, Android and iOS users must install the Zoom App. However, please note interactivity may be limited.  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

TAGS: | writers | promo | epd | bb-writers-corner |

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