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| If you've thought about becoming a copy editor but you're not sure how to go about it, this is the course for you. It's also a fitting course for college students who want to work for the school newspaper, creative writers who want to self-edit their manuscripts, teachers needing to brush up on the real-world basics for their English courses, and businesspeople striving to sound as competent and together on the page as they possibly can. |
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| • | Learn just what it is a copy editor does. | | • | Become skilled at putting into action the most important grammatical rules. | | • | Learn the tools of the trade and how to best use them. | | • | Get hands-on experience editing the practice copy. | | • | Learn from writing and editing your own copy. |
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| • | Those interested in learning more about being a copy editor. | | • | College students who want to work for their school newspaper. | | • | Creative writers who want to learn the skills to self-edit. | | • | Teachers who want to brush up on their grammar skills. | | • | Business-people whose jobs require them to write documents and memos. |
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| • | "I realize how much I needed this course! The teacher was available, flexible, and knowledgeable. The feedback was very helpful." -CR | | • | "The hands-on nature of this course was invaluable. To be a good copy editor, one must also have good writing skills. Through this class, I was able to practice both skills." -EL |
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| September 21, 2017 - October 19, 2017 |
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Kim Catanzarite
Kim Catanzarite is a freelance copy editor who has edited hundreds of nonfiction and fiction titles in a vast variety of genres from how-to to history to writing guides and commercial novels, as well as magazines and newspapers. |
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