Developmental Book Editor

LAUREL COHN is a developmental book editor passionate about communication and the power of stories in our lives. Since the late 1980s she has been helping writers prepare their work for publication. She works with writers, publishers and community organisations, and is a regular workshop presenter in Australia for Writing NSW, Writers Victoria, Queensland Writers Centre and Byron Writers Festival. She has a PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies. 

Laurel Cohn teaches writers at the Art of Writing how to resist the temptation of using a slab of backstory rather than artfully placing our character's history throughout our story. The how, when, where and why to including past in our text.

You can connect with Laurel at www.laurelcohn.com.au