Here are the replays of The Art of Copyediting one-to-one mentoring sessions with you. The dates of the sessions and topics discussed are mentioned for your convenience. Hope you enjoy these!

Session 1 (13 Jun 2022)

General discussions, getting to know each other, overview of approach and course

Session 2 (15 Jun 2022)

Sentence components, verbs, linking verbs, clauses, phrases, apostrophe categories, discussion of apostrophe sentences

Session 3 (17 Jun 2022)

Clearing doubts on the apostrophe exercise; Rules 2, 3; brief discussion of sentences with serial comma

Session 4 (21 Jun 2022)

Discussion of sentences in the serial comma exercise; discussion of important concepts in Rule 4

Session 5 (23 Jun 2022)

Exposition of Rule 5: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive elements

Session 6 (27 Jun 2022)

Follow-up of Rule 5: understanding punctuationless sentences; learning how to analyze a sentence

Session 7 (29 Jun 2022)

Review of concepts discussed in Rule 6: Keeping related words together; continuation of sentence analysis

Session 8 (1 Jul 2022)

Continuation of sentence analysis; learning to use the dictionary and thesaurus; general discussion at the end

Session 9 (5 Jul 2022)

Detailed discussion of Rule 7: Introductory elements; sentence analysis, followed by general discussion

Session 10 (7 Jul 2022)

Continuation of sentence analysis

Session 11 (11 Jul 2022)

Review of rule summaries, intro elements exercise; Tracking options in Microsoft Word; reviews of Rules 8 and 9 

Session 12 (13 Jul 2022)

Continuation of sentence analysis; indication of how the rules are connected

Session 13 (15 Jul 2022)

How to go about editing a sentence; sentence analysis; compound sentences with subject given only once; overview of SP1

Session 14 (19 Jul 2022)

Review of learning; Word/status bar options; categorizing new sentences per SP1; analyzing why something is nonrestrictive/restrictive

Session 15 (21 Jul 2022)

Categorization of sentences per SP1 (continuation); understanding the nuances of nonrestrictive elements; connecting them with main clauses

Session 16 (25 Jul 2022)

Review of exercise on understanding SP1; understanding restrictive/nonrestrictive elements in the middle of sentences

Session 17 (27 Jul 2022)

Review/completion of sentence categorization per SP1 patterns; overview of SP2 patterns

Session 18 (29 Jul 2022)

Review of restrictive element categories 3d, 3e, 3f, and 3g in the SP1 course (to strengthen overall understanding)

Session 19 (2 Aug 2022)

Run through of SP2 categories; identification of sentences using SP2 categories

Session 20 (8 Aug 2022)

Review of SP2 exercise; intro to Microsoft Word styles template; components color-coded; sentence component analysis and color-coding

Session 21 (10 Aug 2022)

Continuation of sentence analysis and color-coding; reiteration of points from Essentials via SP1 and SP2 patterns; sliders on the AOC website

Session 22 (13 Aug 2022)

Continuation of sentence component analysis and color-coding; understanding and enjoying the process of sentence analysis

Session 23 (18 Aug 2022)

Review of last videos in Essentials; overview of last course; some practical aspects of using Word in editing

Session 24 (20 Sep 2022)

Review of color-coding; fine-tuning to understand subject–verb connections, question, splitting of prepositional phrases

Session 25 (30 Sep 2022)

Overview/review of verbs in course 4; doubt-clarification on color-coding; pointing to specific SP1 and SP2 patterns for learning

Session 26 (20 Oct 2022)

Closing thoughts on the FSEE program; general progress of a copyeditor; list of downloads; clarifications on color-coding

Session 27 (28 Oct 2022)

Review of color-coding exercise; discussion of difficult sentences; comparison of semicolon, colon, and dash

Session 28 (5 Nov 2022)

Chit-chat revolving around Paul's draft review; how to write a review; importance of a clear outline