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Also see the self-study workbooks in the next section.
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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
Find me teaching these accredited courses.
Structural (Developmental) Editing
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.
Structural and Stylistic Editing (together)
This 15-week graded course covers all of the professional editorial standards for both stages of editing. Live lectures give time to practice the ideas and skills learned in an interactive forum. This course builds toward a publishing certificate from George Brown College.
Ethics & Legal Issues in Writing & Publishing
A 4-week graded course in copyright and other legal issues affecting publishing in Canada. Tied to the Editors Canada Professional Editorial Standards, you’ll learn what you need for the legal standards in Fundamentals. Available every semester via Simon Fraser University‘s publishing program.
Copyediting
This 7-week prep for the Editors Canada copyediting certification exam aims to fill in gaps in knowledge for experienced copyeditors. Via Queen’s University professional studies. (Not part of the Professional Editing Standards Certificate.)
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 Toronto Metropolitan University‘s publishing certificate program.
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