Become a Professional Editor | Master Editing Skills for Career Success

Are you passionate about language and looking to turn your love for editing into a career? Our online Professional Editor course will teach you the essential skills needed to refine written content for clarity, accuracy, and impact. From proofreading to mastering advanced editing techniques, this course covers everything you need to know to excel in the editing industry.

Why Take This Course?

• Build Editing Expertise: Learn how to edit texts for different purposes, including academic, corporate, and creative writing.

• Enhance Your Career: Editing is a highly sought-after skill in publishing, media, marketing, and beyond. This course will position you as a professional ready to take on freelance or full-time editing roles.

• Learn at Your Own Pace: Enjoy flexible, online learning with practical assignments that will allow you to refine your skills.

Who Should Enrol? This course is perfect for aspiring editors, writers, and anyone looking to enhance their editing skills for personal or professional growth.

What Will You Learn?

There are 5 modules in this course:

1. Introduction to the World of Editing

• • Important Terms in the Editing World
  • Types of Editors
  • Beta Readers
  • Proof Readers
  • Online Editors
  • Developmental Editors
  • Content Editors
  • Copy Editors
  • Fact-Checkers
  • Associate Editors
  • Contributing Editors
  • Editors in Chief
  • What is Writing, Anyway?
  • Define Good Writing, Please
  • Good Writing Needs

2. All About English

• • Challenges of English Charts:
  • Pronunciation
  • Grammar
  • Idioms
  • Spelling Rules—and Exceptions
  • You’re Smarter Than a Sixth Grader: English Language Edition
  • Parts of Speech
  • Subjects
  • Subject Complements
  • Appositives
  • Verbs
  • Infinitives
  • Gerunds
  • Participles
  • Modal Verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections
  • Articles/Determiners
  • Determiners
  • Predicates

3. All About Sentences, Agreement, and Transitions

• • What’s a Clause?
  • Independent Clauses
  • Dependent Clauses
  • Sentences and Stuff
  • Open-Ended Interrogative Questions
  • Yes/No Interrogative Questions
  • Request
  • Invitation
  • Instruction
  • Command
  • Subject/Verb Agreement
  • Shifts in Verb Tense
  • Shifting Verb Tense: Good and Bad Table
  • Tips for Avoiding Shifts in Verb Tense
  • Transitions

4. All About Editing

• • Soft Skills
  • Editing Checklists
  • General Editing Tips Table
  • About Style Guides
  • Types of Editing Checklists
  • Substantive Edit Table
  • Production Edit Table
  • Index Edit Table
  • Editing for Different Specialities
  • Legal Editing
  • Medical Editing
  • Medical Editor Traits Table
  • Scientific Editing
  • Academic Editing
  • Fiction Editing
  • Fiction Editing Genres Table

5. All About Professional Practice

• • Copyrighting
  • What Can Be Copyrighted
  • Fair Use
  • Public Domain
  • Editors and Copyrights
  • Plagiarism
  • Contracts
  • Libel

Note: these short courses are self-guided online courses and are not to be confused with tutor-supported online courses.

Editing vs. Proofreading: Key Differences Explained

Unsure about the difference?

Editing involves improving a draft for publication by enhancing clarity, flow, and structure. Editors work closely with the author to refine content, reduce word count, and ensure readability. Common editing types include developmental, structural, line, and copy editing, each addressing different aspects of the writing process.

Proofreading focuses on identifying surface-level errors like grammar, spelling, and formatting. It’s the final step to ensure the document is error-free, without altering the original content or structure.