I'm training my daughter
as a line editor, and my brother already is a good graphics artist, so this keeps it all in the family.
As your line editor, using the Chicago Manual of Style, I correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, spacing, capitalization, syntax, and style, reword sentences to improve clarity, and remove repetition or simple wording while staying true to your unique voice.
I've used both Marcy Kennedy and Jessa Slade as developmental editors, Erynn Newman of A Little Red Ink
as line editor, and both Misti Wolanski and Julie Glover as copyeditors.
Not exact matches
Derek Thompson — The Atlantic:
As a business columnist and
editor for The Atlantic, Thompson walks a fine
line trying to make complex stories accessible for a large audience.
BGOV's veteran
editors would gather and roll their eyes
as Winkler, on the
line from New York, tore apart each headline and made them rewrite it in Bloomberg - ese.
As someone who's hired and managed writers and
editors, I heartily support this
line of reasoning.
Coke Zero Sugar has «the same ingredient
line - up
as Coke Zero in the same order,» said Duane Stanford,
editor of beverage industry trade pub Beverage Digest.
As a companion to our «Bottom
Line» show - which is hosted by Business Insider
Editor at Large Sara Silverstein and me and appears on Business Insider, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other platforms - I will now be writing a «Bottom
Line» email.
While the latter have no «business
as usual» stamp, since the war colored almost everything those years, one senses that the
editors were saying: life must go on; faith needs nurture; the subtleties of life matter; there are trenches in America
as well
as on the front
lines.
Nestle, chair of nutrition studies at New York University, has been on the front
line of the food wars
as managing
editor of the first — and so far only — Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health, which appeared in 1988.
When I joined the Century staff in 1956
as perhaps its first Lutheran, though not necessarily its first Lutherite, I recall occasions when Managing
Editor Ted Gill and I savored those
lines.
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Others enjoying the al fresco gathering were Diane Mulligan, former news director at 7News who is now president of M & C Communications; Mulligan's husband, Joseph Baghadjian, and their son, Marc; executive coach Kendall Colman; Denise Mickelsen, acquisitions
editor for cooking, baking and gardening at Craftsy; McKenna Wecker, who is soon to begin her journalism studies at San Diego State University; and Michael Schultz, whose family started Schultz's Gourmet, a
line of seasonings, hot sauces and snacks found at such outlets
as Whole Foods, Costco and Kroger stores.
I recently left my job
as an associate web
editor at Bon Appétit to become a full - time
line cook and freelance writer.
The political
editor of the Daily Mail, James Slack, has been
lined up to take over
as Theresa May's official spokesperson.
In Stony Point there will likely be a rare primary on the Conservative Party
line as the Conservatives endorsed Democrat Geoff Finn over the only member of their county party with a chance to win an office in 2013, Rockland County Times
editor Dylan Skriloff.
«
As editor of the London Evening Standard, Mr Osborne can be expected to seek to influence ministers on media policy, in
line with his views and the views of his paper's proprietor, Mr Alexander Lebedev, both in the pages of the newspaper and in meetings with ministers.
Trained in the sciences, I joined the publishing
line early in my career
as a writer and later,
as an
editor.
Karen worked at The Style
Line magazine
as an
editor for many years.
Its basic plot, of a conspiracy to produce something worthless so
as to profit further down the
line, is a paraphrase of The Producers, but there are elements of any number of other movies or types of movie: the Horatio Alger rags - to - riches story, the hard - boiled newspaper melodrama (at one point, the
editor's face is so close to the employee at whom he's shouting that their noses touch).
It allows the ensemble cast to shine without showing off: Michael Keaton, fresh from Birdman, makes a second, perhaps even better comeback
as Bostonian Robby Robinson who heads up the paper's investigative team; Liev Schreiber is the paper's new
editor, an outsider and Jewish in a heavily Catholic city; Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams are reporters on the front
line, knocking on doors and digging out documents.
This track again involves Fincher
as well
as writer Andrew Kevin Walker,
editor Richard Francis - Bruce, New
Line President of Production Michael De Luca, and film professor / author Richard Dyer, who also acts
as host.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is fine, sometimes on point and other times under performing,
as the
editor who first supports Webb and his story before falling in
line with everyone else questioning his journalistic ethics.
The
editor for all three pieces was Glenn Kenny, who had what he describes
as a «generally positive and indeed collegial working relationship» during their first
line edit.
«Tu Dors Nicole» One of the secret gems of the Cannes Film Festival, where it proved a highlight even among the very strong Directors» Fortnight
line - up, was French - Canadian comedy «Tu Dors Nicole,» from writer - director Stephane LaFleur (best - known
as the
editor of the Oscar - nominated «Monsieur Lazhar «-RRB-.
We learn of the historical collusion between press and politics,
as reporters and
editors commingled with politicians, only to draw the
line when deemed necessary.
Matthew Perini, who serves
as the Series
Editor for the Tools
line, says, «This latest Teachers» Choice Award is a wonderful reminder of what can happen when committed educators are given the tools they need to help all their students succeed.»
As road test
editor Marc Noordeloos aptly pointed out, «This car reminds me of that old
line about 911s: They always do exactly what you ask of them, even if it's the wrong thing.»
SENIOR MOTORSPORTS
EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Autoweek's car - notes files — which we keep for later conversion into drive reviews such
as the one you are reading now — include a
line at the top that reads, «Reason why this vehicle is here»:
As our
editor Hugo recently educated us on, if the brake caliper is ahead of the front axle center
line, or on the front of the rotor, it uses rear - steer, which is when the steering rack is behind the front axle.
In a fit of annoyance almost
as year ago, we declared the Toyota Highlander the best mainstream midsize SUV, but withheld the
Editors» Choice designation because Toyota pushed most useful tech options into the two most pricy trim
lines.
SENIOR
EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This is a close to perfect in a small crossover
as you can get — clean
lines, well - equipped, functional and comfortable interior, and just the right power - to - mpg ratio.
SENIOR MOTORSPORTS
EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I, too, sometimes walk a fine
line with my opinion of the M3, Lime Rock Park Edition or otherwise, because
as my colleagues note, it's a long way removed from the small, light and nimble precursors that forged its longstanding and outstanding reputation from the mid -»80s until the E90's introduction in 2007.
Jill Soloway will serve
as editor - at - large, with Carmen Johnson helping to oversee the
line.
The bottom
line — and I speak
as both a seasoned indie author and anthologist (the Panverse series)
as well
as a freelance
editor — is that the tired writing dogma and «rules» that get endlessly recycled in writers» groups, on popular blogs, and elsewhere pale in the face of story.
Does he act
as a developmental
editor,
line editor, or copyeditor?
We should be very picky about who we let
line edit our work, especially
as we need to make sure our
editor is a good match for our voice.
Yet,
as I mentioned in my introduction, we have to be careful about just taking an
editor's word for it that their strength lies in
line editing.
A developmental edit (also referred to in the industry
as a content edit) includes your Midnight Publishing
editor reading the material and providing in -
line comments and a chapter - by - chapter additional summary on facets of the storyline beyond grammar and syntax.
My small publisher prefers work that has already been through at least a
line editor, but they have their own staff
editor as well.
Ideally, you'll collaborate with an
editor on a level of editing that includes content editing
as well
as line and copyediting.
For that reason, so long
as rejection letters for the standard Harlequin
lines include an advertisement for DellArte, I don't see how RWA can continue to devote them organizational resources by linking Harlequin from the website or comping
editors at conference.
This trend will continue
as independent
editors start offering affordable editing services through the internet and first
line authors start doing the math and realizing that they can make more money by self - publishing their books for $ 2.99 - $ 4.99 than they ever did by going with one of the «big six» publishers.
Besides the author, the publisher has to invest in a decent
editor, a cover artist (and probably cost for the images on the cover
as well, models have to make money too), then you have a
line editor, possibly a different galley
editor, promotions department (depending on how big the company is), then with paperbacks you'd have print costs, distribution costs, freight, advertising....
As the term
line editing suggests, a
line editor goes through a manuscript
line by
line in a very methodical and meticulous way.
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as well
as a freelance
editor, and blogger.
Line editors make suggestions about a final draft that subtly massage the language of the manuscript so that it reads
as well
as it possibly can, while retaining the full flavor of the author's original voice.
I'd like to add to the appreciative notes on this inspiring article and to add one note of caution regarding the earnings figures: remember to consider your upfront costs
as a self - publisher, which ought to include a developmental
editor, a
line editor, a proofreader, and a designer (most of which a traditional publisher pays for).
I'm often asked about my role
as a developmental
editor — what I do, why it matters, and if this service includes other forms of editing such
as proofreading and
line editing, or even substantive editing.
So this list can help us evaluate
line editors we might work with
as well
as develop our own skills.