* Free 500 - word sample edit available for
copyediting only.
Not exact matches
At 1106 Design, books are usually finished within 90 days if the editorial evaluation done at the beginning of the process recommends
only a typical
copyedit for the manuscript.
Only if some publishing things comes up (such as looking over
copyedits) are we forced to look back.
With a Basic
Copyedit, your editor will review the manuscript
only the one time.
Too many publishers (especially small and digital - first publishers) and authors consider a book «edited» even if it's
only been through
copyediting.
Copyediting is often the lighter, grammar -
only edit, and line editing is a more detailed look at each sentence's meaning.
A proofreader
only looks for things like inconsistencies in the formatting and other small errors which may have crept in during the production process or missed during
copyediting.
I've worked with many authors in the past, who have previously published their book,
only to receive critical feedback which drives them to have another
copyedit or proofread done.
However, if you skipped the
copyedit, and you're the
only person who has ever looked at the files aside from the designer, then it's a smart idea to pay for a proofer before publishing.
Others deliver work that is ready for publication as is, with
only copyediting needed.»
If you could
only afford one round of editing, should you choose developmental editing or
copyediting?
Some professionals divide
copyediting and line editing into two separate edits,
copyediting being the lighter, grammar -
only edit, and line editing being a more intense look at each sentence's meaning.
A self - confessed grammar nerd and lover of language and words, Stacey is an independent editor who offers thoughtful substantive editing (for non-fiction
only), and
copyediting and proofreading services (for fiction and non-fiction).
Now, I've heard authors from many publishers (traditional, small, and digital - first) say the
only editing they received was one of the latter two,
copyediting or proofreading.
-LSB-...](These differences in my willingness to forgive based on the type of problem are yet another reason why a story that's
only been
copyedited hasn't really been edited.)