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Book Editing Course

Book Editing Course
4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

You will learn how to assess manuscripts at the structural level, identify weaknesses in plot, character, and voice, and communicate your findings in a professional editorial letter. You will apply developmental, line, and copy-editing techniques to real manuscript challenges, using industry-standard style guides and consistency tracking systems. The course also covers proofreading, genre-specific editing, and sensitivity reading. You will build the business skills needed to work as a freelance editor, including contracts, rates, and client management. By the end, you will have a complete editorial toolkit and a portfolio ready for the publishing market.

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Develop skills

  • Manuscript Assessment: Evaluate a full manuscript's structure, voice, and pacing before editing begins.
  • Developmental Editing: Reshape narrative arcs, character development, and thematic coherence across a manuscript.
  • Copy-editing Accuracy: Apply grammar rules, style guides, and consistency tracking to produce publication-ready text.
  • Author Communication: Deliver constructive editorial feedback that strengthens manuscripts without damaging working relationships.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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