Upcoming Classes
Medical editing: Six Sundays, from 2 to 5 pm ET
June 18, 25
July 9, 16, 23, 30
What you'll need:
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Computer with camera, mic, and internet access
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All other materials and textbook are included
This course will offer deep instruction in AMA style, a thorough guide to digital editing, and hours of practice; we'll also cover correction checks and fact checks. You'll receive a packet with a dozen quizzes and two full practice tests with answer keys, and get individual feedback on your edits and markup style. Each class will be recorded and shared the day following, in case you need to miss a class.
The class costs $500. To register, submit payment over Venmo or Zelle and email me!
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Advanced grammar and usage: Six Sundays, from 2 to 5 pm ET
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15
What you'll need:
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Computer with camera, mic, and internet access
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All other materials are included
This six-session course will make you a scrupulous editor, writer, and speaker who can explain your linguistic choices with ease. It's great training for working editors, academic or technical writers, or anyone who seeks a deep understanding of syntax and grammar.
Using Modern English Usage and The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage, we’ll look extensively at grammar and usage with a focus on developing a toolbox to dissect and strengthen sentences. I'll also show you how techniques like sentence diagramming and new digital tools like Google Ngrams and Chat GPT can make you a faster, sharper editor. And outside of class, you'll get dozens of hours of practice to hone your skills.
Students should have solid reading and writing skills; prior editing experience is helpful but not essential. This class is an excellent companion to my medical editing class but isn’t medically focused.
The class costs $500 (or $400 for prior medical editing students). To register, submit payment over Venmo or Zelle and email me!