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Margin notes are invaluable, but they can also become overwhelming, scattered, and hard to translate into a clear editorial letter. If you find yourself staring at a marked-up manuscript unsure where to start — or reinventing your editorial analysis with every project — this one-hour webinar is for you.
Designed for intermediate to advanced editors who already leave detailed margin notes but struggle to synthesize them into cohesive recommendations, this presentation introduces a streamlined commenting system that transforms manuscript feedback into a simple, sortable data table. This system is especially useful for developmental edits, writing coaching, and manuscript evaluations. With this approach, you’ll stop chasing individual notes and start seeing the bigger picture: recurring issues, hidden patterns, and cross-connections between craft elements.
You’ll walk away with a spreadsheet template and a marginalia system that takes less than twenty minutes to implement, yet saves hours of analysis and second-guessing — so you can move straight into the editing stage with clarity and confidence.
Students in Amber’s other classes say…
Amber provided many tools and went deep into each subject. She added value and new information, even for topics I was familiar with. —A.S.
Amber was such a fantastic instructor: detailed, thorough, kind, and practical. —T.M.
Amber Helt (she/her) is a professional fiction editor, writing instructor, and editor coach with over 10 years of experience working with traditional publishers and independent authors. She is the owner and managing editor of Rooted in Writing , an editorial agency specializing in speculative fiction across all publishing paths. Amber teaches across the editorial and writing communities—through EFA courses, conference presentations, local chapter workshops, writing-group seminars, and individualized business coaching for editors. Her approach blends craft expertise with practical systems, equipping writers and editors with tools they can apply to future projects. She holds a BA in English creative writing with a certificate in historical linguistics.
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