This course could be for you if …
- You have a sound understanding of writing-craft theory (for fiction) – you just aren’t sure how to translate this knowledge into a professional service
- You’re already a professional developmental editor but would like to freshen up your skills, consider revising how you conduct your service and get feedback on your work
- You want to start a fiction editing business but you don’t want to offer copy-editing or proofreading – you just want to offer big-picture feedback
This course isn’t for you if you don’t already understand what constitutes good writing. You need to be knowledgeable about writing-craft theory so you can recognise where a manuscript could be improved and be able to offer suitable suggestions.
The three-act structure. Close third-person narration. Character motivation. Narrative thrust. Universal theme … If these terms mean nothing to you, don’t take this course. (Take this one first!)
How the course works
There are two versions of the course: self-study and tutored.
SELF-STUDY (£149)
- Immediate access to all four 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 discussion
- 1 membership upgrade point for the Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading (TBC)
*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 (£349, taught once a year)
- Four-module course – with additional bonus videos
- Modules released every two weeks – helping you pace your learning
- Content available in video and written format – choose which suits your learning style
- Module assignments – with personalised feedback
- Bonus module on finding work
- Two 1-hour group chats via Zoom
- Hardcopy certificate of achievement upon completion
- 3 membership upgrade points for the Chartered Institute for Editing and Proofreading (TBC)
Please note: there are only a handful of places available at a time, and recent alumni of Developmental Editing: Fiction Theory will have priority access.
To officially complete the tutored version of the course, you need to have completed at least three of the four assignments. (If there are extenuating circumstances, we will work something out.)
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The goal of this course is to help you decide exactly what you’d like your service to include, how to price your service, how to communicate with clients and how to conduct your service once you’ve landed those clients.
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