Pruning
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6 April 2020
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This course comprises four lessons, plus a videoed tutorial webinar. Click here to watch a recording of the Pruning tutorial....
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Scrivener in 14 days
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14 August 2019
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WELCOME! Welcome to my free 14-day Scrivener course. TIMING This course is designed to be taken on 14 consecutive days, spending about 30-60 minutes each day. You could spend longer, if you have time, but don't go over 90 minutes - it's difficult to absorb new concepts if you're flagging. The lessons are 'released' daily to encourage you not to race through the course. Slow but sure; it's the name of the game. However, you...
7-days self-editing
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10 February 2019
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Welcome to the 7-days self-editing course. This is just a taster of the many RedPen Editing courses available to members of RedPen. Enjoy your editing!...
Challenges
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5 March 2018
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Welcome! If only we could meet face-to-face? I’d invite you to join me in Salcombe and see the wonderful view from my house! Maybe one day we will, but right now, our ‘meetings’ will be using technology: emails, Facebook, Skype, webinars, etc. And, this course presents a number of challenges - all optional - but I'm hoping you'll find they help you on your onward path. Enjoy!...
Show versus Tell
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4 March 2018
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Welcome to the RedPen Editing course: Show versus tell As well as this series of lessons/topics, there is a RedPen tutorial which was recorded on Saturday 23 February 2019. Click here to watch the recording. You might find it useful to watch the tutorial alongside reading the material of this course. The screen grabs from the tutorial are included in the lessons/topics. Press PAUSE when you need to stop listening and complete one...
Balance
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4 March 2018
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This course comprises four lessons, each with lots of topics, plus a recording of a live videoed tutorial webinar aired at 6pm on Tuesday 19 May 2020. Click here to watch the recording. ...
5-days self-editing
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2 March 2018
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It doesn't matter what you're writing - a short story, a novel, your thesis, a letter to a friend, an email to a client. Self-editing is an essential technique. Enjoy your editing!...