Most editors do a fine job of fixing up the spelling, grammar, punctuation, and typos in a piece of writing.

It takes a different level of skill to turn dry, disorganised, and clunky prose into writing that is beautifully organised and bristling with life and energy.

Imagine having that type of power over your own writing. 

Enter, deep editing.

Editing Mastery introduces you to a technique the author calls deep editing, known only to an inner circle of exceptional editors.

The method offers a systematic way of editing that reliably transforms almost any piece of nonfiction writing into magnificent, sparkling prose.

The deep editing technique forces editors to consider every aspect of a document they're working on, ensuring that quality gets embedded into every pore of the writing.

What is deep editing?

The system known as deep editing basically has four stages. First, you edit the content. Then you edit the structure. Next, you edit for style. And finally, you focus on presentation. By concentrating on those layers one at a time, your edit will be extremely thorough, and the writing as a result will look spectacularly primed and polished.
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What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to professionally edit almost any type of nonfiction writing.

  • You will learn how to self-edit your writing to an immaculate standard.

  • You will learn how to confidently improve the content, structure, style and presentation of a piece of nonfiction writing.

  • You will discover how top editors create captivating copy for millions of readers every day.

  • You will learn the tricks of the trade from an experienced ex-Wall Street Journal editor.

  • You will discover how to effortlessly create spellbinding writing.

This course includes

  • 54 Video Lectures

  • 6.5 Hours of Content

  • 2 Articles & 54 downloadable resources

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1: The Magic Of Deep Editing

  • 2

    Section 2: The Content Edit

    • Lecture 4: What is the territory of the piece

    • Lecture 5: Sample article

    • Lecture 6: What is its ultimate purpose?

    • Lecture 7: What are the individual points?

    • Lecture 8: DEMONSTRATION: Breaking up the points

    • Lecture 9: Does every point make sense?

    • Lecture 10: DEMONSTRATION: Making sense of each point

    • Lecture 11: Is every point relevant?

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    • Lecture 12: DEMONSTRATION: Deleting irrelevant points

    • Lecture 13: Is every point worthwhile?

    • Lecture 14: DEMONSTRATION: Eliminating rambling

    • Lecture 15: Is every point unique?

    • Lecture 16: DEMONSTRATION: Getting rid of repetition

    • Lecture 17: Are all the "facts" correct?

    • Lecture 18: DEMONSTRATION: Verifying the "facts"

    • Lecture 19: Is anything missing?

    • Lecture 20: DEMONSTRATION: Adding in missing information
  • 3

    Section 3: The Structure Edit

    • Lecture 21: What is the "angle"?

    • Lecture 22: DEMONSTRATION: Choosing your angle

    • Lecture 23: What are the key sections?

    • Lecture 24: DEMONSTRATION: Creating categories

    • Lecture 25: What is the narrative structure?

    • Lecture 26: DEMONSTRATION: Creating a narrative

    • Lecture 27: Are the points ordered elegantly?

    • Lecture 28: DEMONSTRATION: Ordering points within sections
  • 4

    Section 4: The Style Edit

    • Lecture 29: Is there narrative definition?

    • Lecture 30: DEMONSTRATION: Creating narrative "turns"

    • Lecture 31: Does it read well?

    • Lecture 32: DEMONSTRATION: Making the piece read well

    • Lecture 33: Is there any clutter?

    • Lecture 34: DEMONSTRATION: Clearing up the clutter

    • Lecture 35: Are the paragraphs in good shape?

    • Lecture 36: DEMONSTRATION: Arranging paragraphs

    • Lecture 37: Could it start better?

    • Lecture 38: DEMONSTRATION: Creating a jazzy intro

    • Lecture 39: Could it end better?

    • Lecture 40: DEMONSTRATION: Creating a snazzy ending

    • Lecture 41: Can we make it more evocative?

    • Lecture 42: DEMONSTRATION: Adding color to the narrative

    • Lecture 43: Is every person and entity correctly introduced?

    • Lecture 44: DEMONSTRATION: Tidy references
  • 5

    Section 5: The Presentation Edit

    • Lecture 45: Is the spelling, grammar, punctuation respectable?

    • Lecture 46: DEMONSTRATION: Taking care of the basics

    • Lecture 47: Do the headlines and text square up?

    • Lecture 48: DEMONSTRATION: Title matching

    • Lecture 49: Is everything consistent?

    • Lecture 50: DEMONSTRATION: Fixing inconsistencies

    • Lecture 51: Read out loud

    • Lecture 52: DEMONSTRATION: Addressing trip-ups
  • 6

    Section 6: Conclusion and Bonuses

    • Lecture 53: Congratulations! You are an elite editor!

    • Lecture 54: Some final exercises

Your Instructor

SHANI RAJA

Shani Raja was an editor for The Wall Street Journal, where he also trained journalists. He has also written for The Economist, Time magazine, the FT and Bloomberg News. Today, Shani teaches students the advanced writing and storytelling techniques he learned as a news editor. His teachings have helped authors, bloggers, business writers and Tedx speakers enhance their copywriting skills.

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Czarmaine M

The course went beyond my expectation. I didn't know that having a properly sequence guide in editing could produce such a result. Thank you to Mr. Shani Raja for selflessly sharing his creative process to help us become a master editor ourselves. He chose a good material to work on and did real-time editing. Totally worth the money.

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