Writing and Editing Digital Texts
Everything you need to know about the changing publishing processes that go into digital writing, editing and publishing.
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Today, writers need to understand the digital world and decide how they want to participate in it. You don’t need to be a techie to publish and publicise your text on a variety of digital platforms. Learn from accredited editor Pamela Hewitt, who has worked in editing and publishing for over 25 years.
- understand current digital technology in a range of formats, including websites, apps, and enhanced ebooks
- learn strategies for presenting your blog or podcast or story on a range of screens, along with tips for developing an audience through digital marketing
- explore the digital possibilities for texts you’ve already written, whether they are novels, novellas, short stories, poetry or self-help, memoir – or any other subject area and genre
- gain insights into the pros and cons of self-publishing while learning about digital contracts, advances and royalties, and digital rights managementFor more information, see our FAQ below.
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Your Instructor
Pamela Hewitt is an accredited editor who has worked in editing and publishing for over 25 years. After an in-house career in educational and academic editing, she established a freelance editorial practice focusing on memoir, fiction and creative non-fiction. A qualified teacher, Pamela has presented editing and writing programs for universities, vocational educational colleges, writers’ centres, and societies of editors around Australia and internationally.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewIntroduction
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PreviewWriting and editing for on screen delivery
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StartExercise: Are pyramids square?
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StartChunking
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StartExercise: Chunk this!
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StartPutting digital writing techniques into action… sometimes
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StartExercise: Less is more
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StartLinking
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StartExercise: The long and the short of it
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StartAlt text
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StartExercise: Creating alt text
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StartAnswer guide: Alt text
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StartText and graphics
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StartShort texts for small screens
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StartExercise: From screen to page, from print to digital
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StartAnswer guide: From screen to page, from print to digital
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StartDigital tools for writers