Sentences with phrase «most copyeditors»

Ask for a sample (most copyeditors will do a five page sample edit; most developmental editors will give you an example of the type of feedback they provide).

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.

Not exact matches

And most writers can get 10,000 words largely error - free before sending off to a copyeditor.

By the way, most freelance copyeditors also work for traditional publishers.

Editors do find mistakes, but most of them are not good copyeditors.

Our consultants remember particularly promising books at the beginning of the process; our book designers remember particularly beautiful books during formatting; our cover designers remember the custom covers they, personally, are most proud of; our copyeditors remember particularly important or entertaining works; and our author representatives remember particularly impressive books throughout the entire process.

While a copyeditor will catch most errors, they won't catch them all.

For Pentecost, I used five different editors [multiple structural editors, a line - editor and a copyeditor], so that cost the most of all the books.

While much depends on what level of editing your manuscript has already undergone, for most authors, I recommend seeking a formal copyedit: you send the manuscript to a professional freelance copyeditor, who will focus on style, grammar, and consistency issues — and might possibly do light fact - checking if needed (very useful for nonfiction).

(But he also came out of a much stricter school standard than the US system, so he is much better at it than most people I've met, copyeditors included.)

It's also paranoia driven by a recent experience C.J. Cherryh had of seeing her most recent Ateva novel butchered by the copyeditor.