Make a Living Writing

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. What Do Copy Editors Do? What Skills Do You Need As A Copy Editor?

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Arrant Pedantry

DECEMBER 27, 2023

My chapter is titled “Dictionaries and Editors”, and, as you might guess, it focuses on the relationship between dictionaries and some of their most frequent users, copy editors and proofreaders.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 31, 2024

Marketing cut editing cycle times for thousands of documents by 50% and saved copywriters and editors 540 hours—time reallocated to more impactful work. However, the in-house editorial team was still small and mighty. The only way our editorial team can keep pace is tools like Grammarly.”

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

As a freelance editor, you’ll improve content for readability or visual appeal. What Editing is Not Proofreading and editing are two different roles. Editors look at the big picture, while proofreaders are razor-sharp grammar checkers. What Do Freelance Editing Jobs Involve? What Kind of Editing Jobs are There?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

That nihgt we poured over the documents for some kind of clue (Word catches the misspelling of “night” but fails to suggest correcting “poured” to “pored.” TIP: Another benefit of a sample edit is that you’ll get a sense of whether you like the editor you picked and whether the two of you will work well together. Friedman, Jane. 

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

You can’t adequately edit and proofread at the same time, says @AnnGynn. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes proofreaders as distinct from editors. Its description of proofreaders’ duties includes: “Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

In MS Word, make sure the document header is visible. In the  free online version of MS Word , either click on the header tab in the top right of the document or go to the Insert menu and click on Header & Footer. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish.

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