In a bid to help writers think editorially I’ll start with analysis of writing that works, drawing on several editors’ thinking. Then I’ll boldly go where few editors have gone before and do a ‘performance edit’ – sharing my thinking about decisions and choices as I edit a short passage. Finally we’ll do a group edit of short fiction and non-fiction – giving writers practice at figuring out what’s going wrong, ways to improve it, and traps to avoid, drawing on the thinking of the whole group. After that, I figure participants will race home to edit their work with greater skill and confidence.