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Upcoming Webinars

Arc of Life: Narrative Arc in Creative Nonfiction

Presenter: Lynne Melcombe
Webinar begins: April 23, 2025 1:00 pm

Narrative arc roughly describes the way stories in English-language cultures flow: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution. (Different cultures tell stories in different ways and with different goals. Narrative arc does not apply to storytelling across all cultures.) Creative nonfiction uses the same structure as fiction, but whereas fiction…

Essential Proofreading Skills

Presenter: Sharon McInnis
Webinar begins: April 29, 2025 1:00 pm

If you’re new to proofreading or you’re an editor thinking about adding proofreading and fact-checking to your freelance services, check out Essential Proofreading Skills, presented by Sharon McInnis, CEO (Chief Error Officer) of ProofingQueen Editing. With 20+ years of freelance experience providing proofreading and fact-checking to a wide range of…

Introduction to Copyediting

Presenter: Amy J. Schneider
Webinar begins: May 6, 2025 1:00 pm

This webinar presents overviews of the general approach to copyediting fiction, how to build a fiction style sheet, and conscious language in fiction. Topics include the fiction copyeditor’s mindset and workflow, grammar and usage concepts unique to fiction, treatment of dialogue, and checking both factual and fictional elements. Attendees will…

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How to Handle Digital Photos

Presenter: James Harbeck

There is no such thing as a neutral photo. Every photo you'll ever see has been processed: colour adjustment, light balance, cropping, and sometimes finer manipulations to fix flaws or trick viewers. To be in control of how photos look, you have to know how to use the processing software…

Editing the Art of Comic Book Lettering: An Introduction

Presenter: Steve Colle

Beyond proofreading and copy editing the text in comics, editing the art and design of the lettering is an integral responsibility of comic book editors. This is where stylistic editing comes into play as it considers factors such as: Why composition, clarity, consistency, and purpose are key to the art…

Getting Into In-house Research Grants Editing

Presenter: Letitia Henville

This webinar will describe the political trends that have led to the emergence of research grants facilitation as a field, talk about the kinds of work that grants facilitators, editors, and officers perform, and share her top suggestions for applying for in-house jobs. The webinar will close with recommendations for…

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