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

However, the in-house editorial team was still small and mighty. As talented as the lean team was, it was not easy for them to manually edit every instance of marketing copy, every corporate communication, and every customer-facing message. 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

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. Read their acknowledgments to see how grateful they are to beta readers, writing partners or groups, agents, editors, copyeditors, and proofreaders. Friedman, Jane. 

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They could use someone to do their research, proofreading, copy editing jobs, etc. proofreading (writer/editor, copy editor, content editor, proofreader, etc.), The type of content ranges from production descriptions to email copy to full-fledged eBooks — and everything in between.

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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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