In this two-hour class and workshop on copy/line editing, we will discuss common writing mistakes covered by this kind of edit, useful resources for editing, and what language rules are before we break them. The workshop will include:

Writing Technique

· Dialogue tags and their variations

· How to use semicolons, and whether or not they are needed

· A spirited defence of the Oxford Comma

· The appropriate use of adverbs

Online Tools and Referencing

· Online editing aids

· Referencing and how to find style guides

Workshopping

· Giving Feedback - critiques, suggestions, and compliments

· Accepting mistakes as character voice, reading and editing an excerpt from a selected text

· Exchanging and workshopping individual pieces brought to class

Contact the host of Editing Other Writers: Editing Skills and Techniques - Line Editing