It's also recommended that a professional
copyeditor review the manuscript before the book design phase begins.
Not exact matches
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In the course of editing the manuscript, most
copyeditors will also produce a style sheet for the book listing the correct spellings of any unusual names, the proper format for each element in the manuscript, and any other usage or style guidelines that will be useful to other people
reviewing the book farther down the production line.
Of all the books I've
reviewed, I've only given an unqualified recommendation to books published by a small press, which had obviously received the attention of an editor, a
copyeditor, a designer, and a cover artist.
Our
copyeditor will
review your content for proper punctuation, usage and syntax; create and apply style rules; fine - tune structure, tone, and voice; and make sure everything flows well.
(Note that for some non-fiction books, acceptance is also contingent upon legal
review of the manuscript) and it moves on to be the
copyeditor, to be copyedited.