Arrant Pedantry

AUGUST 27, 2020

To me, “as such” is a prepositional phrase, and “such” is a pronoun that must refer to some sort of noun or noun phrase, as in “I’m a copy editor; as such, I fix bad writing.” The rest of the language will keep marching on without us.

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Elna Cain

JULY 16, 2023

The good job sites that do have copy jobs are Superpath, Contena and Ed1020. Start by using keywords like “copywriter,” “brand copywriter,” or “copy editor” in your search bar. From there, read the requirements and, if interested, apply to that gig. But what are the job boards?

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Arrant Pedantry

MAY 25, 2021

On a completely different note, I’ll be speaking next week at the biennial conference of the Dictionary Society of North America on the feedback loop between copy editors and dictionary editors, using towards and toward as a case study.

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ProBlogger

JULY 17, 2011

6 Killer Writing Tips from a Great-Grandmother of a Copy Editor. Visit www.Ageofmarketing.com/free-ebook to get his new ebook— Marketing to the Pre-Historic Mind: How the Hot New Science of Behavioural Economics Can Help You Boost Your Sales —for FREE. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Top Content Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2022

Developmental editing , substantive editing , line editing , and copy editing each tackle a specific problem or concern with your writing. In a substantive edit, your editor may even delete entire sections or suggest adding more information or detail to create a more cohesive piece. This is often called a stylistic edit.

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Kayleigh Moore

JUNE 24, 2021

Good editors understand nuance. No one will read your work as closely as your copy editor. When you work with an editor the goal is to produce the best possible piece. Be credible with your sources or risk breaking the reader’s trust. Grammar is more subjective than you might think. Well, except maybe your mom.)

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By traditional copy editor standards, they should be “chaise longue” and “champing at the bit.” For years, every time I saw “chaise lounge” or “chomping at the bit” in an article I was editing, I changed it. Our name for the long chairs called chaises actually comes from the French, in which “chaise longue” literally means “long chair.”

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Grammar Underground

AUGUST 14, 2023

Copy editors notice a lot of little stuff that other people might not. The online news sites that continue to nudge out traditional news outlets often contain tiny hints that they’re being produced by people who aren’t as well versed in language and style as older forms of media.

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Constant Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I first heard about Constant Content in 2017 from a friend of mine who was working as the lead copy editor at a large online retailer. At the time, they were hiring internal copywriters and copy editors, and I passed their copywriter test. I’m still working on projects for Constant Content, all these years later.

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Grammar Underground

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A week in the life of a copy editor wouldn’t make for a good movie — a lot of sitting, staring and tapping at the comma key on a computer. But for language nerds and people who’d like to improve their grammar skills, an ultra-condensed week in the life of a copy editor could make for an entertaining way to spend five minutes.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 16, 2024

PROMOTIONS At Penguin Random House Children’s , Annie Kelley has been promoted to executive editor. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor. Emily Hoffman has been promoted to associate managing editor. Stephanie Bay has been promoted to senior copy editor.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 24, 2023

Seema Mahanian joins Pamela Dorman Books as senior editor and reports to Dorman. After three decades at Random House , Benjamin Dreyer , VP, executive managing editor and copy chief, will retire in December. Kimberly Capriola has been promoted as production editor for Simon and Schuster Children’s and Paula Wiseman Books.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Here are some job sites for when you’re ready: Smart Blogger Proofed American Copy Editors Society If you prefer creating content over reviewing it, you can be a… 6. Read and write as much as possible, and consider a certification course. Then work on volunteer and small paid jobs as you build your skills and resume.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

Whether you want to edit for the world of academia, publishing, business, or for print or the web, there’s a freelance editor job up for grabs. They list openings for copy editing, video content editing jobs, and more. CareerBuilder Search and apply for jobs in seconds on CareerBuilder.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Previous job postings include: Content Writer PR Coordinator Copywriter Senior Copy Editor. Previous job postings include: Senior Lead Campaign Designer Writer Copy Writer Men’s Fashion Writer. Previous job postings include: Freelance writer Copy editor Copywriter.

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Grammar Underground

MARCH 15, 2021

Not even copy editors commit all these terms to memory. And even if you did suss out that water-skiing takes a hyphen, your sussing skills would betray you if you had to write about skeet shooting, which is not hyphenated. If you don’t want to stress over these matters, good news: You don’t have to. No one is expected to know them all.

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Grammar Underground

JULY 19, 2021

In 2009, a copy editor spotted this headline in Japan Today. It was the headline that launched a thousand linguistics blog posts: “Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms.”. Then he logged on to an internet language forum to ponder the question: “What’s a crash blossom?”. The rest is linguistics history.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10. At Penguin Children’s , Gerard Mancini , vice president, executive director managing editorial & production editorial will retire in December. Mancini joined the Viking Children’s editorial team in the fall of 1985.

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Grammar Underground

JUNE 6, 2021

According to someone who recently sent me a test with a similar question, most copy editors miss the other error. You take a second look at your sentence and decide you’re happy with your choices. See anything else? See it now?

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Text Mercato

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A freelance content writer on the other hand is equipped to bring outer perspective to your content, providing fresh ideas, angles and resources to your copy. Experienced content writers don’t stop at keywords, instead focus on how to strategically use those words in the copy while keeping it true to its form.

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Grammar Underground

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This does nothing but break up the flow of the writing and drive certain copy editors nuts. No matter what, there’s never an excuse to cram in the initials of an organization you refer to only once. The post Please Don't Do This to Your Reader (PDDTTYR ) first appeared on Grammar Underground with June Casagrande.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Debra DeFord Minerva moves up to Senior Copy Editor. Patty Colins becomes Senior Director of Production, Licensed Books, and Compliance at Random House Children’s Books, while Amy Bowman becomes Senior Director of Production, Brands, and Four-Color Trade Books. Sarah Reck has been promoted to Assistant Director, Digital Marketing.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 4, 2023

Especially when it comes to writing effective marketing copy. However, sometimes it’s better to call in the cavalry in the form of experienced marketing professionals.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 6, 2010

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 14, 2023

So fundamentally, it's the same process of you writing something, and then you sending it to your editor, and then they make some edits to that sentence. Now, I don't think anybody has ever said, “I'm worried that by using a copy editor, they might rewrite my sentence and plagiarize something.”

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They could use someone to do their research, proofreading, copy editing jobs, etc. You can also try: Getting an introduction from someone who knows them; Connecting with them on social and building a relationship; Creating a piece of content (perhaps copy for a landing page?) But most would prefer to have someone do it for free.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2011

I hire a copy editor to clean up my posts, and while the ideas, connections, turns of phrase, overall structure and layout are mine, it still feels inauthentic. Write with a copy editor. Special thanks goes out to Heather Gaskill, social worker and copy editor extraordinaire. And that can be difficult.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

If you can, hire a copy editor to help you put that final polish on your manuscript. #22. Use the “search” function to find any words that you habitually misspell, and correct them. You can also use this for words you tend to overuse (your “crutch words”). Don’t keep on editing endlessly: you’ll never reach perfection.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

  With this post The Subversive Copy Editor blog has come to an end! My new email newsletter, Writer, Editor, Helper , is devoted to helping aspiring writers and self-publishers. Because I’m wading into indie publishing myself, it seemed the perfect time to change things up. 

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2011

copywriter: I wrote most of the copy. editor/proofreader: we had the copy revised by a few editors. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint. There is far more copy to write for a launch than you expect. copy for the text-base sales page.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MARCH 14, 2023

If you don’t want to lose touch, please join my free “Writer, Editor, Helper” email newsletter list , beginning in early 2023. After 12 years of blogging and social media, I’m retiring! I still have things to say about writing and publishing. If you are reading this via RSS or email, you are automatically subscribed.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

In the writers’ groups where I hang out online, these queries are evergreen: How do I know if I need a copyeditor  before  I submit my work to an agent or editor? How do I find a good copyeditor? How much does copyediting cost?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Not all fictional characters are meant to be smooth-tongued and lyrical in their speech. Rather, just like us, they sometimes mumble or stumble. Giving a character flawed speech is a way to make dialogue more realistic. And this very human kind of talking often involves the use of interjections. The Chicago Way.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

First-time novelists often struggle with dividing their work into chapters. A sample from my Facebook feed: “How long should a chapter be?” “Is Is it okay to have this one randomly short chapter?” “Is Is there a standard for how long a chapter should be?” What is considered a reasonable maximum length of a chapter?” “Is

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JUNE 13, 2022

Although some believe that the subjunctive mood in English is dying, many of us use it all the time, whether we know it or not. And that means the subjunctive is right for fiction, even in the mouth of a character who wouldn’t know a subjunctive from a subplot. The Chicago Way.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 7, 2022

From our own reading, most of us know that some paperback and hardcover novels have a table of contents page in the front and some don’t. Lurking online, I perceive a widespread notion that tables of contents are old-fashioned and pointless for fiction.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MARCH 11, 2022

One of my favorite MS Word tricks allows a novelist (or any book writer) to view and organize their chapters in the Navigation pane (an option under the View tab). Using this feature, I can see all my chapter titles at a glance, and I can go instantly to the one I want by clicking on its title.

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