Substantive editing on a book the size of More Than Two, or Emily Bingham's upcoming book, Diary of a Rope Fiend, easily runs into a month or two of full - time work.
Kennan Ward Photography I did
substantive editing on all of Kennan's five books, the latest of which was published in October of 2001.
Not exact matches
He and an
editing partner were responsible for setting the special issue's scope, soliciting manuscripts,
substantive editing, and so
on — the usual editorial tasks.
If you are sure that there are no more conceptual issues, a
substantive edit will make cuts, additions, and changes
on a line - by - line basis to improve the flow of your writing.
Substantive, in - depth guidance
on revision to bring out a manuscript's full potential and prepare for final line
editing or copy
editing
Developmental
editing is also referred to as substantive editing focuses more on development and organization of the project while Comprehensive Dissertation Copy - Editing deals with style, convention, and g
editing is also referred to as
substantive editing focuses more on development and organization of the project while Comprehensive Dissertation Copy - Editing deals with style, convention, and g
editing focuses more
on development and organization of the project while Comprehensive Dissertation Copy -
Editing deals with style, convention, and g
Editing deals with style, convention, and grammar.
Once the
substantive editing is complete, this editor scrutinizes your work at the paragraph, sentence, and word level, clarifying meaning, reducing repetition, smoothing out sentences, eliminating unnecessary words, and so
on.
In fiction,
substantive editing focuses
on things like structure, character, mood, style, and other elements that help deliver effective storytelling.
Your attention is at the micro level —
on the scale of the word, the phrase, the sentence, or maybe the paragraph (anything bigger is generally part of the
substantive edit).
When more
substantive editing is required, I work one -
on - one with the author to address weaknesses in story structure, inconsistent pacing, poor character development, and contrivances.
If you want to learn more about these
substantive editors, check out Book Light Editorial's post
on how developmental
editing is your book's best friend.
Suggested services: 1) Pre-publication: Pre-pub: manuscript review /
substantive editing, copy
editing, proofing; 2) Fiction query materials: synopsis, query letter, agent contact list and directions for submitting to agents; 3) Pre-promotion: develop a marketing plan to include creating reader interest
on Facebook, blog, Twitter, other related sites; expert articles / guest blogs, etc. preliminary PR for endorsements and reviews.
Christina focuses
on providing manuscript evaluations and
substantive editing, i.e. looking at the structure and pacing of a story.
Substantive, in - depth guidance
on revision to bring out a manuscript's full potential and prepare for final line or copy
editing.
It's a good complement to WordRake, which focuses more
on substantive edits to clarify writing.