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Editing in Word 365
Find a better way through Word with this multimedia instructional guide specifically for publishing pros.
Getting the Numbers Right
A reference/guide to spotting errors in anything numeric or geometric, without doing math!
Marketing Action Plan for Freelancers
Create your marketing plan with this workbook full of specific examples from successful freelance editors.
University Credit Courses in Editing/Publishing
Structural (Developmental) Editing
Join me for a 5-week graded course on substantive and structural editing of fiction and non-fiction, available every semester via Simon Fraser University’s publishing program.
Stylistic (Line) Editing
This 4-week graded course on topics of style and voice — sometimes called line editing — is offered every semester via Simon Fraser University’s publishing program.
Proofreading
From the traditional code for marking up corrections on page proofs to the modern electronic tools for onscreen page markup, this 7-week graded course is about far more than catching typos! Enroll via Ryerson University’s publishing certificate program.
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