This course is for you if …
- You’re already working as a copy-editor or proofreader and want to add developmental fiction editing to your skill set.
- You’ve studied storytelling and literature from the perspective of a reader or writer and now you want to learn about it from the perspective of an editor.
- You’re intimidated by the idea of working with fiction at such a crucial part of the process, but you’re also excited by the prospect.
- You’re an avid, analytical reader with a love of literature and you want to learn how to turn your passion into something you can sell.
This course probably isn’t for you if you’re not already wildly in love with literature and are not curious about how it works. It also won’t be the right course for you if you don’t want to turn your knowledge of fiction into a professional service, since that’s the perspective we’ll be looking at things from.
How the course works
There are two versions of the course: self-study and tutored.
SELF-STUDY (£199)
- Immediate access to all six modules of the course
- Work at your own pace – lifetime* access to the course materials
- Content available in video and written format – choose which suits your learning style
- No assignments to complete
- No group video discussions
- Excludes supplementary resources
- 1 membership upgrade point for the Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading
*Refers to lifetime of the course. If/when the course retires, access will be revoked – but you are able to download and keep all the written resources.
TUTORED (£499, taught once a year)
- Six-module course with additional supplementary resources
- Modules released every fortnight – helping you pace your learning
- Content available in video and written format – choose which suits your learning style
- Module assignments – with personalised feedback provided
- Additional set reading (extracts from published novels) to put theory into context
- Fortnightly discussions* via Zoom so you can chat with me and your fellow students
- Hardcopy certificate of achievement upon completion
- 4 membership upgrade points for the Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading
*If you aren’t able to take part in discussions, please don’t sign up so that you don’t detract from the learning experience of the rest of the group. Purchase the self-study version of the course instead.
There are only five places available at a time. This is so students can get to know each other and I can give you my fullest attention.
The course will run once a year. I’m based in the UK, but I will switch up the times that group discussions are held in order to accommodate as many people across the globe as I can.
To officially complete the tutored version of the course, you need to have completed at least five of the six assignments and attended at least five of the six discussions. (If there are extenuating circumstances, we will work something out.)
My goal is to teach you the absolute must-knows of good storytelling so you can take what you learn and apply it to manuscripts in progress.
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