Editorial skills and training

Learn about skills and training

Find out about the core skills I recommend for professional editorial practice, and explore a variety of complementary editorial pathways.

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Articles about proofreading and editing skills and training

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Books about building a business and editing fiction

Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers

The practical guide takes new proofreaders and editors, step by step, through the basics of planning their career. Explore more business books.

Hone your novel line craft

Want to line edit fiction? This 74K-word book shows you how.

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Free webinars

How to Start a Fiction Editing Business

This webinar introduces you to the different types of fiction editing, the types of clients you're most likely to be working with, the language they'll use when searching for editorial support, finding work, and some suggestions for training and skills development.

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Unboring Business Planning

Learn why business planning is worth investing time in, and needn't be boring when it's framed around 2 questions:

What do you want?
How will you get it?

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Fiction editing courses

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.

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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! Listen to the taster below.

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How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report

Learn how to craft engaging sentence-level editorial reports – feedback that demonstrates editorial excellence and builds trust. Listen to the free taster below or visit the course page.

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How to Line Edit for Suspense

Learn how to identify suspense points in a novel and evaluate their effectiveness. Use the trifecta to edit for improved reader experience and to communicate your revisions with confidence.

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Narrative Distance: A Toolbox for Writers and Editors

This webinar teaches professional fiction editors and commercial fiction authors how to recognize and control narrative (psychic) distance, and edit for a better reader experience.

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Style Sheets for Fiction Editing

This fully customizable style-sheet template improves efficiency and consistency, and helps you demonstrate professionalism when editing and proofreading fiction.

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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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COURSE REVIEW: SWITCHING TO FICTION
Louise's Switching to Fiction course is a treasure trove for editors who want to add fiction line editing to their repertoire but don't know where to begin ... Highly recommended for anyone looking to become a confident fiction editor!
Maya Berger, editor

Find your national editorial society

There are national and regional editorial societies all over the globe! To find one that fits your journey, and discover what it has to offer in terms of resources, community and training, click on the button below.

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