Category: On Editing
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Guide to Line Editing
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Authored by UNG Press Intern, Jocelyn Hatcher The developmental editor has completed their edits to the manuscript; what next? In the four-stage editing process in publishing, line edits come second after developmental editing. In line editing, editors begin to focus on the linguistic content of a manuscript. It serves as…
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Developmental Editing Blog Post
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Authored by UNG Press Intern, Jocelyn Hatcher A publisher was impressed by a query for a manuscript and accepted it. Now it is time for the first stage in the publishing process: developmental editing. But what is developmental editing? What does it do? What does it look at? And most…
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Stages of Editing
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Authored by Jocelyn Hatcher, UNG Press Intern The publishing process may appear quick and easy when looking from the outside. A story is imagined, then a manuscript is written, and once it is finished, it gets sent to a publisher for printing. However, there is a key step missing from…
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Stages of Editing
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern Once you are lucky enough to have your manuscript picked up for publication, it may sound like a happy ending, but it is rather a beautiful beginning. From this point on, your writing will go through the four stages of editing and become…
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A Deep Dive on Developmental Editing
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Authored by Cheyenne Clenney, UNG Press Intern When a manuscript hits the desk for its first assessment by an editor, it will go through the first step of the editing process: developmental editing. Due to its importance of improving structure, content, and other big picture focuses, developmental editing is a…
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Line Editing in Publishing: A Breakdown
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Authored by Madelyn Huff, UNG Press Intern The editing process can seem daunting for beginners. I remember learning about each stage in an Introduction to Publishing course; I quickly found out that mastering any stage of editing would take much practice and learning from others! Regardless of where your knowledge…
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Style Guides vs. Style Sheets
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Authored by Cheyenne Clenney, UNG Press Intern Frequent spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors are to be expected when an editor begins the process of revising a manuscript. To ensure the revisions are consistent and cohesive throughout, an official set of guidelines is essential. Style guides are the rulebooks of style,…
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An Introduction to Style Guides
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Authored by Madelyn Huff, UNG Press Intern Style guides are guides that dictate how a writing piece should be written. Style guides create guidelines for page formatting, citation style, spelling choice, and more. This practice establishes a familiarity that can be traced throughout all documents that utilize the particular guide.…