Category: On Editing

  • Tips and Tricks for New Copyeditors

    Tips and Tricks for New Copyeditors

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    What is Copyediting? Copyediting is one of the last stages of the editing process in book publishing. Its purpose is to ensure a manuscript is consistent, grammatically correct, and aligned with the appropriate style guide. It takes place just before proofreading, which is the last step of the editorial process.…

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Editing

    A Beginner’s Guide to Editing

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    Authored by Madelyn Huff, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “Stack of Books” by Heffloaf is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 To an outside perspective, editing can seem like a one-and-done process where an author, or editor, looks over a manuscript and fixes any spelling errors or formatting mistakes before completion. In…

  • The Role of Style Guides and Style Sheets

    The Role of Style Guides and Style Sheets

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    While anyone who has written a paper for school has encountered style guides, not everyone is familiar with style sheets. Here is a simple breakdown of both tools.

  • The Four Stages of Editing

    The Four Stages of Editing

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    To demystify the editing process, this post breaks down the four main stages: developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading.