When you’re overwhelmed with an erratic freelance schedule full of tight deadlines and client meetings, the EFA has your back. Our online classes are asynchronous and can be taken at the time that works best for you. If you’re looking to branch out into fiction editing, try Amber Helt’s Line Editing of Commercial Fiction: Beginning (four weeks, starting March 5). This newly updated course dives even deeper into line editing fundamentals. If nonfiction editing is more your speed, Sharon McInnis’s Proofreading for Businesses and Ad Agencies (five weeks, starting March 5) will set you up for success in the highly lucrative field of corporate proofreading.

Regardless of your field, our Paths to Freelance Editing Careers: Launching Your Editing Business bundle will help you surf the waves of your business’s early years. Pick three or more of the included courses and webinars to create a unique, flexible curriculum that serves your particular needs—and save 10% on all three!

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

FREE FOR MEMBERS: Helpful Platforms and Software for Freelancers, Part 1: Business Basics
Webinar takes place live on March 27.

In this 90-minute webinar, we’ll explore an array of helpful business management platforms and tools for freelancers, including Contra, Notion, and Basecamp. Regardless of what type of editorial services you provide, you’ll be able to make use of these tools to streamline your processes so you can spend more time doing the work you enjoy.

Price: $60 for Guests, FREE for Members
For more information and to register, click here.

NEW: Line Editing of Commercial Fiction: Advanced
Course begins June 4.

This six-week advanced fiction editing course shows you how to apply your skills to meeting readers’ expectations of genre fiction on a line and word level.

Students in Line Editing of Commercial Fiction: Beginning say:

• “The feedback on assignments was exceptionally helpful in the learning process.”
• “I loved the ability to read the lesson text or watch videos. I am usually a better visual learner than auditory learner, so reading through the text helped solidify the content in my mind. I also loved how thorough the course was and all the different aspects of line editing that it covered.”

Price: $400 for Guests, $320 for Members
For more information and to register, click here.

Word Macros A to Z
Course begins July 9.

Macros are free editing tools for Word (PC and Mac) that increase your productivity. Editors use them to find consistency errors, fact-check, and perform repetitive editing tasks. Macros also reduce repetitive strain. Whether you edit journal articles, book manuscripts, marketing materials, or other Word-based text, macros will make you more efficient.

Students say:

• “I really enjoyed how clear the content was—especially given that I knew nothing about Paul Beverley’s macros to begin with.”
• “Great format to learn macros at a reasonable pace. I love that it had a structure, but also could be a bit self-paced for when things get busy and you fall behind.”
• “This class made learning macros easy, and they started helping me with my editing right away.”

Price: $350 for Guests, $280 for Members
For more information and to register, click here.