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? They spend a lot of time going through a piece.

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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. Traditionally, in publishing, there are safeguards, Hamilton explains.

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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. Reedsy If booking editing has always been a dream of yours, become a Reedsy editor!

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

Starting with the assumption that every book-length manuscript needs a copyeditor at some point before publication,* the question is whether a writer submitting to agents and editors can squeak by without hiring a copyeditor first. Answer:  Because agents and editors are flooded with so many submissions, they can be extra picky.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s how Karen MacKenzie asked for a testimonial after we published her first post on Smart Blogger: “Would it be possible to get a testimonial for my website? also publish a great deal of content. e-Commerce companies with blogs tend to publish a lot of content. Study their content to get an idea of what they publish.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

You can’t adequately edit and proofread at the same time, says @AnnGynn. And if you think the same person can write, edit, and proof their own work, you should be afraid, very afraid of publishing that content. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes proofreaders as distinct from editors. How to be a good proofreader.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

MS Word is the publishing workhorse, more or less required for submitting to agents and editors and publishers, but it’s pricey and not always friendly. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish. Getting to know your word processor better will help you love it more.

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