Agenda

Join the sessions live on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST or catch the recordings in the archives whenever it's convenient for you. Throughout the week, you'll complete assignments and get one-on-one feedback from a homework advisor. Any questions? Contact us.

Week 1: AUGUST 7

August 7 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Five Bonehead Errors The Copy Editor Needs to Know How to Fix Join Constance Hale, author of Vex, Hex, Smash, and Smooch, for a keynote how-to session reviewing the five most consistent errors you'll confront as a copy editor. She'll arm you with techniques for editing overuse of static verbs, subject/predicate disagreements, boring verbs, dangling participles, and what your mother and grammar teacher never told you about the passive voice.

• CONSTANCE HALE AUTHOR,
  VEX, HEX, SMASH, AND SMOOCH

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August 7 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Punctuation: Beyond the Basics In this punctuation-intensive session, Jack Murnighan, longtime editor, author, and Babble director of content strategy and analytics, will review how to edit for clarity and style using simple adjustments to punctuation.

• JACK MURNIGHAN DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY AND ANALYTICS,BABBLE
  

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Week 2: AUGUST 14

Week 3: AUGUST 21

August 21 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Samurai Editing: How to Edit the Work of Non-Writers In this how-to session, Nancy will cover the delicate task of editing letters, editorials, and other prose by non-writers. She'll demonstrate how to clarify what a confused or verbose writer is trying to say, how to do basic fact checking and how to maintain the writer's voice by the time the final edit is completed.

• NANCY ANCRUM LETTERS EDITOR,
  MIAMI HERALD

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Week 4: AUGUST 28

August 28 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm How to Land Work as a Copy Editor The best copy editors are detail-oriented wordsmiths who champion good writing in all of its forms. Landing work as a copy editor — either freelance or full-time — requires not only knowing your craft, but also demonstrating leadership and critical thinking skills. Join word nerd Rebecca Smith Hurd for five tips on how to market yourself as a copy editor and get gigs at cool places.

• REBECCA SMITH HURD COPY EDITOR
  

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