… (some of) your questions answered
Getting as far as thinking about an edit is a huge achievement. But what is an edit? You may hear words like Developmental, Structural, Copyediting, Line editing, Proofreading … are they all the same thing, with varying degrees of scary-sounding names? And do you need to work with an editor to do all, some or any of them? If so, how does that work?
Helen will introduce the different types of editing, and you’ll look at some (invented!) examples to assess what kind of work they might benefit from. You’ll have the chance to experiment with developmental and line editing yourself, and discuss your thoughts. The workshop rounds off with a look at how you can work with an editor to help make your work (even) better.
Editing is a hugely rewarding part of the writing process, and your editor is there only to help you – come along to find out how!
Your Workshop Leader
Helen is a freelance editor who has worked in the publishing industry since the early 1990s (starting out as an editorial assistant and working up through typesetting, production and project management to managing editor at Edinburgh publisher Canongate). Freelance since 2008, she has also worked as digital resource creator for museums, and delighted in doing the MLitt in Fantasy at Glasgow (2015–17). She mentors beginning writers and could talk endlessly about publishing and editing … and pretty much anything else!
About the event:
Running time: 105 minutes including breaks
Venue: Cheviot Room
Tickets: £18 / £15 (plus 50p booking fee)
The event will be take place in person. Workshops are not recorded.