When you run your own business, it’s easy to feel stuck in a rut and not sure where to go next. To give yourself a quick boost, try a quick webinar. On September 5, join Courtney Tenz for Editorial Letters for Every Editor and learn how you and your clients can benefit from editorial letters—no matter what type of editing you do. On September 19, give yourself some grace with Katherine Morton’s You Don’t Have to Be Perfect: Increasing Copyediting Productivity Within Acceptable Error Rates, which will show you how to boost your efficiency and let go of unrealistic standards. You’ll catch that back-to-school spirit in no time.

Whether you want to study at your own pace or learn with an instructor’s direct feedback, the EFA’s education program has everything you need to broaden your skill set and client base. As always, our library of recorded webinars is available for immediate viewing, so be sure to check it out for dozens of helpful sessions. 

EFA members get 20% off all our courses, and get many webinars for free. Not a member? Join today.

Just Added

Developmental Editing of Fiction: Intermediate
Course begins October 16.

If you have experience in fiction developmental editing (or if you’ve taken “Developmental Editing of Fiction: Beginning”), this four-week class will take your skills to the next level.

Students say:

• “Val’s superb and inclusive teaching style is what drew me in and kept me enthusiastically engaged, even with the more challenging assignments. Val treats every person as an equal learner, no matter the background. Most of all, she magnifies possibility in her students. I feel more empowered as a future editor, as well as a writer, a reader, and a person!” 

NEW: Reshaping Fiction: An Introduction to Fiction Developmental Editing
Webinar takes place live on November 7.

With a healthy mix of morale-boosting inspiration and focused preparation, this presentation addresses common challenges for new developmental editors, such as impostor syndrome and feeling overwhelmed when tackling a delightfully messy first draft. It’s for anyone who wants a sneak peek into how developmental editors help fiction authors shape their stories, improve their storytelling grit, and conquer dullness.

Students in Val’s other courses say:

• “I couldn’t have asked for a better instructor or a better person to introduce me to developmental editing.”
• “I love how Val offers actionable, practical steps…. She is so knowledgeable and I love everything about her courses.”