Are you interested in copyediting?

Is copyediting right for you? This course gives you the real answer.

Curious about copyediting and what it takes to break into the field? This introductory course gives you a clear, practical look at what copyeditors actually do—and how the role differs from proofreading.

Copyediting Basics 101 Skill Builder Pro helps you understand the skills, tools, and workflow needed for this detailed profession, while guiding you through hands-on practice using Associated Press (AP) style.

If you're exploring copyediting as a freelance path or full-time career, this course helps you decide if it’s the right fit before you invest time and resources.

Learn How To:
✅ Understand the duties, responsibilities, and workflow of a copyeditor
✅ Improve foundational skills that transfer from proofreading to copyediting
✅ Practice using AP style for real-world editing tasks
✅ Evaluate whether copyediting is a good match for your strengths and goals

🎁 Bonus: Weekly reminder emails, quizzes, lecture slides & printable handouts

👩‍🎓 Who Should Enroll?
🎯 Curious beginners wanting to explore the world of copyediting
💼 Administrative professionals and staff who edit documents at work
✍️ Writers, freelancers, and students considering editing as a career path
🚀 Learners wanting to test the waters before investing in advanced training

🌟Course Benefits You Can’t Miss
  • Get a realistic, behind-the-scenes understanding copyeditor duties
  • Gain confidence with AP style through guided, hands-on practice
  • Determine whether copyediting is the right career or freelance fit for you
  • Learn at your own pace and earn a certificate of completion

    • 🔗✨Ready to explore the world of copyediting? Enroll today and discover whether this exciting skill is right for you!

What's Inside

As an individual (single user) taking this class for personal or professional development, you have full access to class materials for your specified time of enrollment (no expiration for lifetime access). You must complete all lessons and surveys to receive your certificate. Learn at your own pace. The instructor retains all copyright ownership for all of the materials presented in this course. Any resources not directly written by the instructor are duly noted and properly cited. Students are expected to abide by fair use laws when printing course materials. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

  • Video Lessons
    Lecture Slides
    Quizzes
    PDF Handouts
    Weekly Reminder Emails

  • Certificate of Completion
    Bonus eBook: Copyediting 101

  • Duration: Six (6) months (from the first day you enter the class)

Course Curriculum

  1. Class Orientation

  2. Copyediting Introduction

  3. Job of the Copyeditor

  4. The Copyeditor Toolkit

  5. Copyeditor Grammar

  6. Understanding Style Guides

About this course

  • $327.00
  • 31 lessons

Social Proof: Reviews

5 star rating

MD Review of AP Style Copyediting 101

Margot Demus

Miss Hampton is a wonderful instructor, and the course is informative, helpful, and easeful!

Miss Hampton is a wonderful instructor, and the course is informative, helpful, and easeful!

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5 star rating

A helpful guide to communications and writing

Mackenzie Kwok

This was a useful overview of grammar basics for AP style, as well as a helpful course for orienting new workers to copyediting.

This was a useful overview of grammar basics for AP style, as well as a helpful course for orienting new workers to copyediting.

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  • Why should I take your classes?

    • Meet employer demands for better writers and proofreaders.
    • Build your résumé with marketable writing skills and earn more money.
    • Learn new skills for career pivots or to start a home-based writing/editing/proofreading business.
    • Improve your writing to achieve academic success.
    • Upgrade your writing skills to produce engaging social media and marketing content.
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  • When will I receive my certificate?

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    If you do not complete the course material before the expiration date, you will need to repurchase the course.

Your Instructor

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”--Albert Einstein

(Dr.) Ashan R. Hampton

Director/Founder

Ashan R. Hampton, founder of Onyx Online Education, LLC--Write Well University™--is currently the State Distance Learning Coordinator for Arkansas Adult Education after serving as an English instructor in higher education for several years. Ashan proudly cherishes the distinction of being the first Black female graduate of the Donaghey Scholars Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, under the direction of Dr. C. Earl Ramsey, Emeritus. As of December 2025, Ashan has completed all course work for her Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Adult Education Administration through Capella University with a 4.0 GPA. Outside of academics, Ashan worked for short stints as a technical writer, website designer, digital content coordinator, proofreader, and legal editor. She is also a published author with multiple books on a variety of writing topics, now available on Amazon, Lulu, and other popular booksellers. All book titles and ordering information are posted on her website at: www.arhampton.com.

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