Book Editing

WC08

2 Days: 10:30am - 3:30pm

One-to-one sessions: 10.30 am – 2.30 pm

£670

Course Overview

Gain a comprehensive understanding of industry-standard editing and proofreading techniques essential for book publishing with the 2-day Book Editing course. Through hands-on exercises and expert feedback, we will cover the skills required to prepare manuscripts for publication. Explore in-depth processes for content editing, copy editing, and proofreading, ensuring meticulous attention to detail. Develop proficiency in identifying and resolving grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors, as well as maintaining consistent style and tone. Discover best practices for fact-checking, ensuring content accuracy and seamless flow. By the end of this course, you will possess the editing toolkit to transform raw manuscripts into polished, publication-ready books.

Course Details

You will explore how to:

Perform comprehensive content and structural editing on manuscripts
Apply copy editing for consistency and flow
Implement thorough proofreading and fact-checking processes, as well as using the standard BSI proofreading marks
Maintain consistent style per publishing house guidelines

We will cover:

Day 1:

Content editing strategies to improve narrative flow and enhance readability
Ensuring cohesive storylines and character arcs in fiction
– Fact-checking and substantive editing for non-fiction works
• Applying copy editing techniques for clarity and consistency
Using style sheets to maintain consistency across books

Day 2:

Implementing thorough proofreading techniques, including proof-reading and using BSI proof-reading marks, to eliminate errors
– Catching contextual spelling and grammar errors in books
– Reviewing formatting, layout, and typographic styles

How will this course benefit me?

The course is designed for those wishing to work in editorial and proofreading and work in books and related publishing. The course is suitable for both those changing career direction and those already in publishing and requiring refresher training. The course is very thorough and provides delegates with practical and solid skills required for an editorial role in book publishing.

Offers and Concessions

The charity rate is a 15% discount.
Use code CHARITY15 to get 15% off your booking.

The group rate is a 15% discount for groups of 3.
Use code GROUP15 to get 15% off your booking.

If your group is more than 3,
Contact us at info@lspr-education.com for our special rates.

Subject to availability. These offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers and are available on selected courses.

Interested in a group booking, instalment payment, or want to know more?

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Course Options

All of our short courses are designed to be flexible to your needs and demands

Online and In-Person

All of our short courses can be taken live online or in-person at our Notting Hill centre.

Team Training

Book your team onto one of our scheduled short courses where they will learn alongside other professionals, or book a customised private course with our assistance.

Tailored Programs

Need a course specific to your needs? We can tailor our short courses to fit with your specifications.

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Our Happy Clients

I very much enjoyed this course. It included everything I wanted to know… I only wish it lasted longer!

The course has grounded me in a better understanding of the industry processes and interdependencies.

The course was really enjoyable and informative, and it was really helpful to gain a more formal understanding of grammar rules and editing techniques.