Copyediting for Fiction One-on-One Instruction

Copyediting for Fiction One-on-One Instruction

(6 customer reviews)

$270.00

Copyediting Fiction is a six-week course packed with the specifics of copyediting fiction manuscripts. The lessons are intense, but the practical editing instruction is also interwoven with spiritual truths to help lower your stress level and strengthen your relationship with God through your professional development.

This course is designed for new Christian editors wanting to enter the field of copyediting specifically for fiction manuscripts. Students will discover the levels of copyediting and the details of the editorial process; learn how to edit electronic manuscripts using Microsoft Word; review rules for mechanical editing and peculiarities to fiction such as pacing, dialogue, and showing versus telling; and receive practical, hands-on experience copyediting a portion of a fiction manuscript.

Students are required to have a copy or an online subscription of The Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

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Description

Instructor: Rachel Bradley 

Format: This is the One-on-One Instruction format. The instructor will be in contact with you within five business days of purchase and will work individually with you.

Prerequisite: None

Textbooks: The Chicago Manual of Style, current edition and Merriam-Webster.com dictionary

Level: Beginner

Base price: $270 (members of The Christian PEN receive discounts)

Course length: This course is six lessons.

Course Outline: Click to download

Certificate of Completion: Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn a course certificate.

6 reviews for Copyediting for Fiction One-on-One Instruction

  1. Jayna Baas –

    I loved the reminders in every lesson to stop and focus on the Lord first. I also really enjoyed the exercise on what should be included in a first chapter. The instructor was great about answering my questions and explaining things to me.

  2. Robin Reed –

    I really appreciated the interaction with and feedback from the instructor. The lessons were packed with good information and the sections on dialogue and description were most helpful to me.

  3. Susan Franklin –

    This was a great course. The instructor provided detailed information with extensive examples and great feedback on my completed assignments

  4. Amelie Johnson –

    The course addressed every subject I was expecting based on the class description, and I was also very pleased, encouraged, strengthened, and blessed by the focus on serving Christ wholeheartedly in my editing endeavors.

    The homework was a wonderful mix of challenging and straightforward. I was able to work through assignments at a fairly quick pace and grasp most of the principles quickly, but I did not master every single thing on my first try. I think the assignments were very good at providing simple examples to start and then leveling up to more challenging examples that got me to think more deeply, critically, and creatively about my editing approach.

  5. Mary Pat Johns –

    Though it was a requirement if I wanted to copyedit for my publisher, I did very much want to strengthen my editing skill set. I needed all the information provided and appreciated the depth of actual editing.

  6. Zoey Lackie –

    I absolutely loved this course! I learned so much and can’t wait to put these new skills into practice!

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