Many new writers don't fully appreciate the difference
between copy editing and line editing, let alone the effect an editor can have on a book's success.
The distinction
between copy editing and developmental editing is important.
Not exact matches
* Most new writers don't necessarily distinguish well
between line
editing and
copy editing.
Victoria Mixon offers samples of line
editing and
copy editing plus a sample developmental
editing letter and explains how the
editing process works
between writer and editor.
Also, could you see if Jota can
edit 2 files at once,
copying & pasting
between them?
I can't believe I didn't truly understand the difference
between line
editing and
copy editing until yesterday.
I will say there is a difference
between structural
editing and
copy / line
editing.
I can make calls when i am browsing, can text while gaming, can take notes when class is goin on, and
copy text from browser to note without switching
between applications, can insert webpage in note and can
edit and even insert maps in note, and can do art very efficiently with note 10.11... What the heck can you do with your ipad....
Learn more about the differences
between developmental
editing,
copy editing and editorial assessments through these links.
A full
copy edit would cost
between $ 0.02 - 0.03 per word.
Publishers may be easier — they already understand the difference
between copy -
editing and proofreading, for instance, and they know why they need us.
I've discussed before the difference
between editing,
copy editing and proofing, but judging by the fact that someone over at ATH asked about how writers were going to get the excellent
editing and other services that traditional publishers provide in the new indie publishing, I'm going to presume that I either haven't gotten through or that I need a boomier amplifier.
I can't imagine the publisher being happy to do
editing and such on a book and then just handing an epub / mobi version over to the writer to use with their own rights, but on the other hand I can't imagine a book having slightly different
edited versions
between the ebook and the hard
copies.
Estimate range for
editing: For a manuscript of 40,000 words,
between $ 400 — $ 700 for
copy editing.
This takes the form of either
copy -
editing or proofreading, and if you're unsure about the difference
between the two, don't worry — you're not alone.
There's a section that describes the differences
between content and
copy editing.
As well as printing the book to an extremely high standard, it covers two fantastic translators interpreting Keith's interviews
between English and Japanese (and back again), our photographer John Short creating the ultimate hardware product shots, our author / interviewer Keith Stuart's (award - winning) time and skills, indexing,
copy -
editing, and of course our licensing agreement with SEGA.