JI have now completed eleven out of twelve subjects completed. Even though I have a diploma in Professional writing & editing, I have found this course invaluable for filling in the gaps and keeping skills current.
- Introduction to editing and proofreading
- Introduction to your course
- Grammar: part 1
- Making a living as a freelancer
- Mistakes people make
- How the course is structured
- The industry of editing and proofreading
- Introducing proofreading marks
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- Proofreading marks
- Creating the perfect environment
- Proofreading marks: part 1
- The successful career of a freelance proofreader
- Welcome to the wonderful world of proof correction marks
- Computers and editing
- Test your knowledge
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- Structural editing
- Structural editing of novels
- Structural editing of non-fiction
- Editing versus proofreading: an update
- The spelling debate
- Language is going global
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- Continuity
- The importance of consistency and continuity
- Looking out for continuity
- The importance of reading
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- Copy editing
- How to get started in the freelance editing and proofreading industry
- What is copy editing?
- Becoming a copy editor
- Freelance and editing rates
- Publishers' requirements
- Standards of punctuation
- The copy editor's task
- Proofreading tips
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- The editor and the author
- Establishing a good relationship with an author
- Who has the final say?
- The editor and political correctness
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- Editing notes and colloquial speech
- Presentation of editing notes
- How to mark editing notes on a document or manuscript
- Understanding colloquial language
- What is colloquial language?
- Colloquial language is essential to many documents
General knowledge and playing with words
- What is general knowledge?
- Case study
- How do you fact check a document?
- Grammar part 8: compound verbs and adverbs
- Computer editing and electronic publishing
- Editing using a computer
- Making editing corrections on-screen
- Electronic publishing and e-books
- Test your general knowledge
- Grammar part 9: what is a split infinitive?
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- Copyright and author's style
- Protecting your work
- The pitfalls of copyright and defamation
- The difference between defamation, libel and slander
- When is a document out of copyright?
- Are titles of songs covered by copyright?
- How does an editor protect himself or herself from breach of copyright?
- Australian standards for editing practice
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- Proofreading and design
- Proofreading
- Design
- Welcome to the efficient world of computers!
- Illustrations, photographs and graphics
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Still to go:
- Getting down to business
- Tutorial review
- Reference guide
- Parts of speech
- Setting yourself up as a freelancer
- Starting out
- Getting paid
- Promoting yourself
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