Creating a Submission-Ready Manuscript
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 thru SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Year of the Book, 135 Glen Avenue, Glen Rock, PA 17327
9am-4pm
Learn basic proofreading skills to get you started, then apply them to sample writing where your own objectivity can really sparkle.
This becomes our introduction to using MS Word's "Tracked Changes" feature - which is the industry standard for taking your work from draft to done.
Then discover the difference between proofreading and a great copy-edit. In this section we cover ways to tighten your writing by removing superfluous words and phrases, and sharpen the focus of every chapter using a scene-by-scene checklist.
Next we'll take your writing to all new heights by sparsely adding rhetorical devices that sizzle. We also cover how you can ensure page-turning tension and momentum throughout the "soggy middle."
Finally, we look at three more quick tools to create a page-turner, and one deep-dive tool to create your unique “secret sauce.”
$750 - PAYPAL LINK
Or Bundle with "Earn a Living as a Freelance Editor" for $1200 total
Earn a Living as a Freelance Editor
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 thru SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Year of the Book, 135 Glen Avenue, Glen Rock, PA 17327
9am-4pm
In this intensive four-day workshop, you'll learn how to diversify services with proofreading, copy-edits, developmental editing, query letters, and synopses.
Solidify your skills each day with guided sample edits that teach you rock solid ways to make each manuscript you work with become publishing-house ready.
Then develop time-management skills that make freelancing not only enjoyable but lucrative! Discover effective and competitive ways to price your services, and garner a host of places where your future clients come from.
We'll look at sample contracts and critique letters, as well as cover nitty-gritty basics like W-9s, the benefits of incorporating, and setting up deposit and payment schedules.
Finally, gain hands-on experience using tech tools like Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox/GoogleDrive, Video Conferencing software.
$750 - PAYPAL LINK
"Creating a Submission-Ready Manuscript" is a PRE-REQUISITE to this course.
Bundle price: $1200 total for both