Book Editing Course
This comprehensive Book Editing Mastery Course equips you with essential skills for editing contemporary fiction. Delve into structural editing, line editing techniques, CMOS-based copyediting, and professional tools like editorial letters and style sheets. Ideal for aspiring editors aiming to guide authors effectively, refine manuscripts to perfection, and deliver exceptional value in the publishing industry with confidence and precision.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in book editing through this course, covering revision planning, crafting clear editorial letters, and providing professional line and copy edits using CMOS guidelines. Enhance fiction openings, refine voice, rhythm, dialogue, grammar, punctuation, and create efficient style sheets for seamless collaboration and superior manuscripts.
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Develop skills
- Structural editing for fiction: enhance hooks, pacing, point of view, and tense in story openings.
- Master line editing: polish voice, rhythm, dialogue mechanics, and balance showing versus telling.
- Copyediting using CMOS standards: implement expert rules for punctuation, grammar, and numerals.
- Craft impactful editorial letters: provide clear, diplomatic, and prioritised feedback that authors value.
- Develop professional style sheets: standardise spelling, dialogue tags, and dialects for series consistency.
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