If possible, get
the services of a copy editor.
Not exact matches
A Lutheran pastor who also serves as director
of the Visual Education
Service at Yale Divinity School, where he has taught courses on media and ministry, Everist has served as
editor of Please
Copy, has written a soon - to - he published book on Creative Uses
of Media by the Church, and has created a four volume review publication, Educaid.
Rebecca, I just finished editing my inspirational book, and hired professional editing
services, and though they are not
copy editors, he did question the content
of several paragraphs and made suggestions as to the changes that were needed for more clarity.
Is the
editor capable
of providing you with the
service you need: content, line, or
copy editing?
Editors offer all kinds
of services - everything from proofreading (fixing commas and spelling) to
copy editing (fixing some
of the writing itself) to developmental editing (evaluating the entire project and making major recommendations regarding the structure, plot, etc.).
It's not just that the
services of the
copy -
editors, etc. cost money, and that good ones are hard to find.
Up to this point, I've used the word «
editor» in a generic sense, but the work that
editors do covers a significant range
of services, from the nitty - gritty
of proofreading and
copy editing to the wide - angle scope
of book development and book doctoring.
James has enjoyed a long and varied publishing career that has included ownership
of an independent editorial
services business, work as a
copy editor for electronic book and small press publisher, Ellora's Cave, and executive
editor for Samhain Publishing.
I really appreciate the practical tools I receive on a consistent basis as part
of my NFAA membership and being able to access all the
services and tools I need, (book keepers,
copy editors and proof readers), so I can joust focus on writing.
You can either
copy edit and proofread the manuscript yourself, or solicit the
services of a professional
editor.
Saltwater will work through a network
of editors, proofreaders and designers and offers
copy - editing, proofreading, design and project management
services.
Those
of us who provide
services to book publishers —
copy -
editors, proofreaders, indexers, designers, illustrators and...
Since professional writers already depend on agents / contract lawyers (since even the best and most caring
editors are still on the publisher's payroll, not the author's), and as the share
of self - published books grows, it seems unavoidable that some agents and
editors will merge / pool their talents to provide writers with the external
services they require (accounting, editorial counsel,
copy - proofing) so that authors can focus on their core trade.
HelpUpub is a directory
of publishing
service providers, like cover designers and
copy editors, that makes it easy for authors to find those specialists they need to make their book ready for publishing.
@n - g:» [Rapp] did everyone a
service by improving the grammar» — bear in mind that technical book publishers have
copy editors who smooth out the grammar
of submitted manuscripts.
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