Developmental Editor Training
Practical training for beginners who want to become freelance developmental editors.
Built from Gary Smailes's twenty years of professional developmental editing experience and the BubbleCow editing workflow, this training will teach the craft of developmental editing alongside the practical business system needed to offer the service professionally.
You will learn how to assess manuscripts, write useful editorial feedback, shape your service, price your work, manage clients in writing, and prepare to find your first clients.
This is for beginners who want a structured route into freelance developmental editing, including writers, beta readers, proofreaders, copyeditors, teachers, and book lovers with strong editorial instincts.
The training is not open for enrolment yet. The planned price is $2,000, or 3 x $667. You can join the interest list below and Gary will let you know when the training is ready.
Join the interest list
Leave your email address and Gary will let you know when the training is ready.
What the training will cover
Build your foundation
Understand what developmental editors do, choose a starter niche, shape your offer, create a sample edit process, set pricing, and prepare basic business systems.
Learn the editing method
Practise diagnosing fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, mapping structure, spotting patterns, writing developmental comments, and creating editorial reports.
Launch your editing business
Build a written client workflow, create credibility assets, draft your services page, plan simple marketing, prepare outreach, and rehearse the first-client process.
The full course details will be shared when enrolment opens.