Editorial Bootcamp

Professional training for copy editors, proofreaders, and publishers

Bootcamp Scheduled: March 10, 2012!

Written By: laura - Jan• 27•12

We’re back! After a break from live events for over a year, we are very pleased to announced our classic Copyediting/Proofreading Bootcamp, a full-day live seminar, scheduled for Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Raleigh, NC.

The materials have been updated to keep pace with the rapidly changing publishing industry. You still get all the great value we offer:
A hands-on training seminar for nonfiction copy editors and proofreaders (or those who want to be). We cover how to go about editing and proofreading, tips and tricks, work practices, business practices, and more. Attendees get a thorough take-home book (200 pages), personal assessment of skills, mentorship from the trainers, and an appropriate LinkedIn recommendation when complete.

The seminar covers the following topics (and more):

  • Overview of the publishing process, style and reference guides, software optimization, customization
  • Copyediting: spelling, punctuation, grammar, style, fact checking, queries, author voice, style markup, style sheets, online tools, topic specialties. Expanded preclass and in-class exercises.
  • Proofreading: stage of proofs, marking, materials, style sheet and spec sheets, steps, tools, specialty work, and PDF proofing. More in-class exercises.
  • Work practices: tips and tricks, time management, communication, dealing with problems.
  • Business practices: Getting and keeping clients, resumes, sample edits, rates and billing, follow-up options, networking, professionalism, and deadlines.

Details:
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 9 am to 5 pm
Caribou Coffee, Duraleigh and Edwards Road, Raleigh, NC
Cost: $350 per person (check or Paypal)
Register by emailing Laura (apologies, our event registration plugin is not functioning correctly).

Check our Testimonials page to learn about what others have experience at our bootcamp.

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Advanced Fiction Editing webinar

Written By: laura - Jan• 26•12

Just announced! We are very excited to announce that Alice Osborn has developed an Advanced Fiction Editing Webinar!

Three consecutive Tuesdays: March 6, 13, and 20, 2012, from 3:00 to 4:15 pm

Cost: $149

Register here

This intensive online workshop series builds on basic fiction editing techniques and strategies—how is fiction editing different from other kinds of editing? We’ll also address how to help clients navigate the publishing world so that we can be the go-to editor for novelists in our market. Students will gain more confidence with copyediting, rewriting, logic, flow, voice, point of view, characterization, setting, and more. There is no prerequisite coursework.

This webinar series will be recorded so you won’t miss the lesson if you cannot make the “live” class.

Alice Osborn has her MA in Rhetoric and Composition from NC State, is a former English teacher and current creative writing teacher, and is the author of three books of poetry. She is a sought-after fiction editor in North Carolina and beyond. In addition, she is also the editor an upcoming fiction anthology from Main Street Rag.

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Fundamentals of Copyediting, February 2012 Webinar

Written By: laura - Jan• 17•12

Fundamentals of Copyediting, a five-session webinar covering copyediting basics, will begin on Monday, February 13 and run through Monday, March 12. Class meets 1:30 pm EST to 2:45 EST each Monday. All sessions are recorded and sent to students (MP3 audio, handout files, and video clips where appropriate). Topics:

  • What copyediting is and isn’t
  • Reference and style guides
  • Software
  • Markup
  • Style sheets
  • Spelling
  • Capitalization
  • Numbers
  • Punctuation
  • Fact checking
  • Notes and references
  • Quoted material
  • Querying
  • Editorial tests
  • Résumés
  • and more

Attendees will get pre-class reading and exercises, in-class demonstrations, student handbook, homework assessments, and resume review. Classes will be recorded and available to registered attendees later (you do not have to attend “live” as it is happening). Students may also join our Editorial Bootcamp LinkedIn group, if they are not already members.


Details:
Begins: Monday, February 13, 1:30 pm EDT
Ends: Monday, March 12, 2011 (5 sessions)
1 hour, 15 minutes per session (estimated)
System: GoToMeeting (www.gotomeeting.com)
Attendees: 15 (max)
Cost: $200 per person (through PayPal)

Because I am having problems with my registration plugin, you may register simply by emailing me and asking for a space in the class. I will send you a PayPal invoice, or you may mail in a check.

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New Webinar: Fiction Editing

Written By: laura - Dec• 07•11

Fiction Editing Boot Camp with Alice Osborn

Online Webinar Series
Three consecutive Tuesdays: Jan 10, 17, and 24, from 3:30-4:45 pm EST

Cost: $99
Register Online here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=wzy8uocab&oeidk=a07e5fppcwe4068cf55

This intensive online workshop series is for editors and writers who are interested in breaking into freelance fiction editing.  Both novelists who are submitting to agents or directly to the marketplace through self-publishing want to present their best work, so you are in demand as a freelance fiction editor! This three-week series will cover the publishing process and will give you confidence with using style guides. We will cover specific fiction editing concerns such as timelines, characters, point of view, revision, and more. Also, students will gain more confidence with copyediting, rewriting, logic, flow, voice, point of view, characterization, setting, and more. On the freelance business end, we’ll also discuss time management, communication, and other smart business practices. This webinar series will be recorded so you won’t miss the lesson if you cannot make the “live” class.

 

Alice Osborn has her MA in Rhetoric and Composition from NC State, is a former English teacher and current creative writing teacher and is the author of three books of poetry. In addition, she is also the editor an upcoming fiction anthology from Main Street Rag.

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Advanced Copyediting Topics webinar scheduled!

Written By: laura - Oct• 05•11

Advanced Copyediting Topics

A five-session webinar covering advanced nonfiction copyediting elements, will begin on Monday, November 14  (each Monday until December 12). Class meets 3:30 pm EST to 4:45 EST. All sessions are recorded and sent to students (MP3 audio, handout files, and video clips where appropriate). (Note: there are no formal prerequisites for this course, but you should at least have a basic familiarity with nonfiction copyediting before signing up. If you are a beginner, I recommend our Fundamentals of Copyediting webinar before taking this advanced course!) Topics:

  • Notes
  • References
  • Figures and Tables
  • Frontmatter
  • Backmatter
  • Other elements
  • and more

Attendees will get pre-class reading and exercises, in-class demonstrations, student handbook, homework assessments, and resume review. Classes will be recorded and available to registered attendees later. Students may also join our Editorial Bootcamp LinkedIn group, if they are not already members.

Details:
Advanced Copyediting Topics Webinar
Begins: Monday, November 14, 3:30 pm EDT
Ends: Monday, December 12, 2011 (5 sessions)
1 hour, 15 minutes per session (estimated)
System: GoToMeeting (www.gotomeeting.com)
Attendees: 15 (max)
Cost: $200 per person (through PayPal)

Coupon: If you are a former attendee of our bootcamps or the first Fundamentals of Copyediting webinar, contact us for a coupon code worth $50 off tuition!
Register here.

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