arrow-right cart chevron-down chevron-left chevron-right chevron-up close menu minus play plus search share user email pinterest facebook instagram snapchat tumblr twitter vimeo youtube subscribe dogecoin dwolla forbrugsforeningen litecoin amazon_payments american_express bitcoin cirrus discover fancy interac jcb master paypal stripe visa diners_club dankort maestro trash

Shopping Cart

So You Want to Be a Book Editor 4-Week Intensive, Starts Monday, September 9th, 2025
$412.00

So You Want to Be a Book Editor 4-Week Intensive, Starts Monday, September 9th, 2025

Class Starts Monday, September 9th, 2025

Now Enrolling

Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button (lower left) to talk with us.

Led by Holly Lyn Walrath, a writer, editor, and publisher. Her poetry and short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Analog, and Flash Fiction Online. She is the author of several books of poetry including Glimmerglass Girl (2018), Numinose Lapidi (2020), and The Smallest of Bones (2021). She holds a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. In 2019, she launched Interstellar Flight Press, an indie SFF publisher dedicated to publishing underrepresented genres and voices.

Publishing survives on the work of editors. If you’ve ever considered becoming a freelance editor, this workshop will give you the tools needed to get your business started.

Learn about the different types of editing, how to structure your editing business, and what resources exist for freelance editors. A nitty-gritty, in-depth guide to becoming a guide for writers.

Course Outline:

Week 1: Developing Your Skills as an Editor
Week 2: Launching a Small Business
Week 3: Resources for Freelancers
Week 4: Marketing Your Editing Business

Course Takeaways:

  • Learn how to start a freelance editing business 
  • Learn how to find clients, determine rates, and earn a profit
  • Explore the different types of editing and find your skillset
  • Grow your personal network with resources for aspiring editors

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This class is asynchronous, meaning you complete the weekly assignments on your own schedule. There are no set meeting times in order to allow for greater participation; your cohort will consist of writers from across different time zones, which allows for a wonderful diversity of voices.

Along with your weekly deadlines, there is plenty of interaction with Holly and your peers within Wet Ink, our dedicated online classroom. Craft materials, lectures, reading assignments, and writing prompts are all available through the online classroom. Students also post work and provide and receive feedback within the online classroom environment.

You can finish the work as you see fit week-to-week, which is perfect for any schedule. There are discussion questions each week inspired by the assigned readings and topics in the lecture notes. Students are encouraged to take these wherever is most compelling and/or useful for them. Holly engages with these discussions throughout the week, and you will receive feedback from all assigned writing activities.

HOW DOES WET INK WORK?

Wet Ink was built and designed specifically for online writing classes. Wet Ink is private, easy to use, and very interactive. You can learn more about the Wet Ink platform by Watching a Class Demo.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

  • Instructor: Holly Lyn Walrath

  • Starts Monday, September 9th, 2025

  • Course is fully ONLINE; students can work according to their own schedule within weekly deadlines. Once you have enrolled, the instructor will send you a link to our online classroom, which is provided via Wet Ink.