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$50 ($15 for members. Members, please use the coupon code that’s available in the Membership Program classroom to enroll.) Webinar recording. This Marketing Toolkit webinar was presented by Club Ed’s SEO maven, Jenny Raith. The webinar covers: SEO definition and resources understanding keywords developing a keyword strategy researching keywords the role of content creation and…
$90 (Members: $81) | How to edit how-to and self-help books | 4 lessons | self-paced | Intermediate Prescriptive nonfiction, as self-help and how-to books are sometimes collectively known, is one of the most popular categories of nonfiction for both readers and writers. Nonfiction editors with skill in effectively editing prescriptive nonfiction can find clients…
$50 ($15 for members. Members, please use the coupon code that’s available in the Membership Program classroom to enroll.) Webinar replay. This marketing webinar, created specifically for editors, covers: what content marketing is and how it works creating a unique selling proposition (USP) how USP can and should impact content creation connecting content creation to SEO…
$90 (Members: $81) | How to edit short nonfiction for print and online, including acquisitions | 4 lessons | self-paced | Intermediate This class introduces editors to the ins-and-outs of editing short nonfiction, such as articles and blog posts. Even for freelancers, such editorial roles often include an acquisitions component, where editors assign and acquire…
$50 ($15 for members. Members, please use the coupon code that’s available in the Membership Program classroom to enroll.) Webinar replay. This webinar, designed specifically for editors, discusses: finding the best social media outlets for marketing your editing business tapping into the type of social media you enjoy doing using different types of posts to get…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to edit for world-building and setting | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate Though writers and editors have borrowed the term “world-building” from the science fiction and fantasy genres, creating a believable story world is important for any author writing fiction in any genre. This class shows how developmental editors…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to copyedit fiction | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This class picks up where Beginning Copyediting for Fiction leaves off. It assumes you know the basics of using The Chicago Manual of Style to make editorial decisions, how to write editorial queries, and how to write (and use) a…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to create and sell classes and information products | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This class will introduce you to a whole new set of money-making opportunities! I’m not going to pretend that there’s any such thing as “passive income” unless you’re super-rich and can live off the interest…
$150 (Members: $135) | How to edit the middle of a novel | 2 weeks | With Instructor Feedback | Intermediate We’ve all read them: manuscripts where the engaging opening yields to a mired-down mess. We call that the sagging middle. The tension depletes, the characters lose their way, even the antagonist is bored. The…
$330 (Member price: $297) | How to line edit | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This is a class about exploring how the use of effective, evocative language can support storytelling; it is not a class about where the commas go. (That’s Beginning Copyediting for Fiction.) We’ll dig into more complex line editing issues…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to get work from publisher clients | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This popular class is meant for editors with some experience who would like to branch out from working primarily with indie authors. The information and assignments are meant for both copy editors and developmental editors. Face it,…
NEW! $330 (Members: $75. See the Membership Program classroom for the special coupon code) | How to sustain your freelance business during difficult times | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Any level – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Freelancing even in good times has its ups-and-downs but it’s even more difficult when you’re facing personal challenges such…
New! $35/$15 for members. (Note: Members need to use the coupon that can be found in the membership program classroom.) July 7 – July 20, 2025. In this forum-based class/conversation, we’ll do a mid-year review of our individual businesses and reflect on what we’ve accomplished, what went well, and what we’ve learned. We’ll consider how…
$330 (Members: $297) | Editorial Toolkit: Beta Reading | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Beginner In this class, we’ll discuss the basics of beta reading for both fiction and nonfiction, including: the differences between beta reading and other types of feedback and editing ways to establish those differences to potential clients so they see the…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to edit for plot and story structure | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate Plot and story structure (also called narrative structure) are the big-picture elements of storytelling that we might call “what happens” and “the framework within which the plot (what happens) is shown.” Authors (and editors!) sometimes think…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to coach writers | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This class is designed to help you get started in offering coaching as a service to writers. Coaching can be a lucrative addition to your menu of services and can be a great way to help writers who are not…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to edit for character development | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate In a well-written novel, the characters – especially the main character – will seem like real people who engage the reader’s attention if not the reader’s empathy. Authors often need our help in figuring out what to do…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to perform book doctoring and ghostwriting | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate This class shows you the basics of book doctoring, coauthoring, and ghostwriting, which go beyond editing to actually writing and/or rewriting an author’s work. Though much of the available work is in nonfiction, there are opportunities for…
$330 (Members: $297) | How to edit for world-building and setting | 4 weeks | Instructor-led | Intermediate Though writers and editors have borrowed the term “world-building” from the science fiction and fantasy genres, creating a believable story world is important for any author writing fiction in any genre. This class shows how developmental editors…
$35/$15 for members. (Note: Members need to use the coupon that can be found in the membership program classroom.) December 1 through December 14, 2025. In this forum-based class/conversation, we’ll do a review of our individual businesses and reflect on what we’ve accomplished, what went well, and what we’ve learned. We’ll consider how our accomplishments…
$500 (Members: $450) | How to become a developmental editor | 8 lessons | With Instructor Feedback | Advanced On-demand course schedule must be arranged with the instructor as soon as possible after enrollment. You’ll perform a complete, actual edit of a full-length fiction manuscript. The instructor will provide a class manuscript for you to…
A query letter is a sales tool used to interest a literary agent in representing your manuscript, or, more rarely, an acquisitions editor for a publishing company that accepts unsolicited manuscripts. Query letters are typically one page and focus on what the manuscript is about with a sentence or two devoted to the author’s background….
A novel synopsis is typically a three- or four-page summary outlining who the main characters in your novel are and what happens over the course of the story arc. (If you’re writing a nonfiction book, see the Nonfiction Book Proposal Critique option.) Literary agents usually request these, along with a query letter, as a preliminary…
A manuscript evaluation is my feedback on your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses based on my experience as a book development editor, acquisitions editor, and literary agent. I evaluate fiction in the following genres: romance (all subgenres), mystery, thriller, suspense, fantasy (all subgenres) and most science fiction. I don’t evaluate horror, children’s, or YA. For other…
$500 (Members: $450) | How to do a complete edit of a nonfiction book | 8 lessons | With Instructor Feedback | Advanced On-demand course schedule must be arranged with the instructor as soon as possible after enrollment. In this class, you’ll perform a complete, actual edit of a full-length nonfiction book manuscript. The instructor…
A manuscript evaluation is my feedback on your manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses based on my experience as a book development editor, acquisitions editor, and literary agent. I evaluate fiction in the following genres: romance (all subgenres), mystery, thriller, suspense, fantasy (all subgenres) and soft science fiction. I don’t evaluate horror, children’s, or YA. For other…
Nonfiction books are sold to traditional publishers based on a book proposal, not a full manuscript. For indie authors, book proposals are a great way to plan how you will write and promote your nonfiction book. I provide book proposal critiques, including critique of a sample chapter or two for self-help and how-to books. The…
$175 per hour Online Coaching for Editors and Writers. Both new and experienced editors sometimes need professional guidance in the craft of editing or in growing their editing business. Jennifer Lawler, an experienced editor, offers personal coaching to help. Coaching typically takes place via phone conversations (Zoom if you prefer) or through email. Types of…
$25. If you’ve taken an instructor-led class from Club Ed but life got in the way and you didn’t turn in an assignment before it ended, now’s your chance to get feedback on that assignment. Once you’ve purchased the Missed Homework Makeup product, send along your assignment to ResortDirector@ClubEdFreelancers.com and I’ll return feedback within two…