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Training and consultancy
In recent years, I have extended my professional offerings and provide tutoring and consultancy to both authors and editors through a variety of teaching formats. I have also designed bespoke training courses for businesses. Examples of these are given below.
She offered delegates a tempting blend of experience and pragmatism, and I find myself quoting what she said about the editorial process still.
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Professor Alison Baverstock, academic, author and publishing consultant
Training
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Tutor, HarperCollins Author Academy (fiction stream)
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Course leader, NKD, London. Bespoke in-house course. Quality Checking Masterclass
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Tutor, CIEP's Introduction to Fiction Editing course
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Mentor, CIEP's Proofreading Mentoring scheme
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Revised Publishing Training Centre’s (PTC) Editing Fiction and Editorial Style online courses
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London Book Fair, Insights Seminar Programme. Authors are our Business: The Collaborative Relationship between Editor and Author. With Margaret Hunter
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Project-managed and co-wrote the CIEP’s Introduction to Fiction Editing online course
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​Training given at CIEP annual conferences:
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One-day, pre-conference training course. Introduction to Fiction Editing
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Live Editing Session (fiction)
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Workshop. An Introduction to Editing Fiction: Mind over Matter
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Seminar, How we got started. With John Firth and Richard Hutchinson
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​Kingston Publishing Conference, Kingston University, London. Seminar.
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Chamber of Commerce, Edinburgh. Workshop.
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Consultant/trainer, SafeSpace charity write-athon
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Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Scotland) (SCBWI). Summer retreat: Workshop.
Gale revised two of our most popular Publishing Training Centre (PTC) e-learning modules, Editing Fiction and Editorial Style. She did an excellent job.
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Petra Green, Head of the Publishing Training Centre
One-on-one consultancy
An online meeting, following Gale’s written edit, was tremendously useful and gave me an opportunity to bounce ideas and explore ways to fix plot holes. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who wants a high-quality editor.
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Jay Jones, author
Many authors, as well as editors, find it useful to access some coaching or advice on particular areas of their work. I am happy to provide this via one-on-one consultancy sessions, tailored specifically to the individual’s requirements. Sessions can include some or all of the following:
For authors
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A report on a whole or partial text
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Attention to general or specific areas of concern, as indicated by author (e.g. writing, plot, characterization, and so on)
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Editing a defined amount of text
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A phone or online video consultation
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Coaching/mentoring
For editors
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Help with specific areas of editing or proofreading
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Mentoring
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A phone or online video consultation
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She is always helpful and encouraging. In the mystifying world of the new writer she is an excellent guide.
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Lesley Paton Cox