Help scholars write and publish great texts
Learn the art of evaluating a scholarly article or book draft and how to deliver specific, productive recommendations for getting that manuscript published.
Whether accompanied by in-text developmental edits or not, an editorial letter or report is your opportunity to help get more awesome scholarship into the world.
Editorial letter essentials
Holistic
analysis
How to describe manuscript revision recommendations, including
✔️ argument and subclaims
✔️ critical analysis
✔️ structure and organization
✔️ scholarly interventions
Clear
communication
How to find the language and structure that resonate with your authors, including
✔️ format
✔️ terminology
✔️ tone
✔️ voice
Contextualized
support
How to tie your revision advice to your authors' goals and needs, including
✔️ tenure timelines
✔️ specific audiences
✔️ desired presses
✔️ life circumstances
What you'll learn
Get immediate access to the full course for 1 calendar year.
Example Curriculum
Meet your instructor
Dr. Cathy Hannabach
I'm Cathy Hannabach, founder of the academic editing and indexing agency Ideas on Fire.
Since 2001, I've provided professional academic editing services to scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplines.
This course can help you craft effective editorial letters and reports for academic authors and grow your developmental editing business.
Learn your way
Videos
5 videos
English-language captions
Slide decks
5 downloadable slide decks
Screen-reader enabled
Written lessons
5 written lessons
Formatted for any device
