Editing specialisms

Learn about editorial specialisms

Find out more about the various types of work that editors and proofreaders can specialize in, including advice from guest writers on the knowledge and skills required if you want to go niche.

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Courses to help you hone your fiction specialism

Start Crime Fiction Editing

Learn about the genre, the stylistic tools that support it, common problems, and the pithy edits that can transform a manuscript from mundane to magic. You’ll also get actionable advice on how to edit synopses, query letters and blurbs, and how to get your business organized and visible. Visit the course page.

Style Sheets for Fiction Editing

Learn how to how to create and use branded style sheets that improve efficiency and consistency, and demonstrate professionalism. Includes a style-sheet template that's ready to go. Visit the course page.

How to Line Edit for Suspense

Learn how to identify suspense in a novel and evaluate its effectiveness. Then use the trifecta to edit for improved reader experience and communicate your revisions with confidence. Visit the course page.

How to Edit Slurs in Dialogue

This self-paced course teaches editors about six adaptable tools that can be used when line editing dialogue containing discriminatory language.
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How to Punctuate Dialogue

This self-paced course teaches editors, proofreaders and writers how to punctuate dialogue in a novel according to publishing-industry conventions.
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How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report

This fully customizable editorial report template will save you time, increase your hourly rate and ensure you provide top-notch professional feedback.
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Switching to Fiction

Move from non-fiction to fiction, and edit at sentence level with confidence. Visit the course page to find out more about what's included. It comes with a copy of Editing Fiction at Sentence Level too!