✍️WORKSHOP: The Art of Editing w/ Faiza S Khan of Silk Road Slippers
** This is a LIVE workshop. Attendees will be sent a video recording after the workshop. **
What makes a piece of writing come alive? How can you sharpen voice, deepen character, and show instead of tell without losing your own style?
Led by editorial consultant Faiza S Khan, with her extensive experience guiding authors toward their best work, this interactive workshop invites participants to share short pieces of writing for immediate, constructive feedback.
You’ll see how live, in-the-moment editorial guidance can transform a piece, whether it’s your own or a fellow participant’s, and leave with practical insights you can apply to any future work.
We’ll explore:
How to strengthen perspective and voice
Techniques for deepening character
Practical strategies for showing, not telling
Editorial approaches to style, substance, and storytelling
How to give and receive constructive feedback
Pre-session prompt and preparation: Bring up to 300 words inspired by a childhood photograph (you don’t need to share the photo)
About Faiza S Khan
Faiza S Khan is Director of Silk Road Slippers. She is a former Consulting Editor at Bloomsbury UK and currently a freelance editor working with publishing houses and individuals. She is also a consultant working with institutions such as the National Museum of Sweden, the Ubersee Museum in Bremen and the Basel Academy of Arts and Design on the art of storytelling for changing audiences. This year, she is one of 20 international mentors working with the German Federal Fund to help arts practitioners develop their creative process. Born to a diplomat father in London, Faiza hails from a line of women rulers in the Indian state of Bhopal and is as such an underachiever.
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