A follow on from Editing Foundations - Learn better editing and proofing of articles, books, newsletters, advertising material, correspondence or any other writing.
This course is designed for self-editors, aspiring professional editors and desktop publishers. Its aim is to develop the student’s understanding of the editing processes.
Lesson Structure
There are 8 lessons in this course:
Introduction to Editing -State of the Art
Editing & Design
Headings, Headlines & Captions
Graphics
Refining Text Exiting -common traps
Matching Style and Context
Legal and Ethical Issues
Editing Project
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
Review the current state of editing, determining its scope, nature and trends
Identify and edit text errors that commonly occur in a variety of publishing situations.
Write and edit a variety of different headings and captions.
Select, edit and mark up graphic illustrations.
Edit the layout or design of a publication.
Identify an appropriate style for the context of a publication, and edit the text to match the determined style.
Edit text in order to remove legal and/or ethical risks
Apply a broad range of skills to editing of a lengthy manuscript in a balanced way.
