Navigating the Editing Process
This course demystifies the editing process, guiding you from messy first draft to polished, publish-ready copy. You’ll learn how to diagnose a manuscript, choose the right level of edit—developmental, line, copy, or proof—and build a step-by-step workflow. We’ll cover setting editorial goals, aligning voice and style, managing versions and style sheets, and using feedback cycles to keep projects on track.
By the end, you’ll edit faster and with more confidence, whether you’re shaping marketing campaigns, academic papers, UX microcopy, reports, or fiction. You’ll practice with real-world briefs, track changes and comments, and reusable checklists so you can collaborate smoothly with authors, clients, and teammates. Expect practical wins: fewer rewrites, clearer messaging, consistent quality, and a toolkit you can apply the next workday.
Your instructor
As Chief Operating Officer at Writing Academy and co‑founder of Writer's Secret Sauce, I’ve guided hundreds of writers through the editing gauntlet—from messy first drafts to submission‑ready manuscripts. Trained in screenwriting at Northwestern and seasoned as a professional medical writer, I bring a sharp eye for structure, clarity, and detail across genres as an author, instructor, editor, and mentor.
In Navigating the Editing Process, I teach a practical, step‑by‑step approach to developmental, line, and copy edits—how to diagnose issues, prioritize revisions, and work confidently with feedback. I care deeply about feedback that empowers rather than overwhelms, and I love helping writers turn big‑picture vision into precise, publishable pages.