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How to Become A Copy Editor (Even As A Beginner)

Make a Living Writing

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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Coming Next Year to Cambridge University Press

Arrant Pedantry

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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How Databricks Saves $1.4M Annually with Grammarly

Grammarly

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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How to Find Copywriting Clients for Beginners

Elna Cain

The good job sites that do have copy jobs are Superpath, Contena and Ed1020. Ed2010 This job board – the Talent Fairy – from Ed2010 mostly has editorial writing jobs. So, they have jobs like trends writers, digital copywriters, or editors. From there, read the requirements and, if interested, apply to that gig.

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15 Writing Tips from a Professional Editor

Kayleigh Moore

Ever wondered what things a professional editor looks for when he/she sits down to edit? I want to be able to know what to look for in my writing and turn a sharp editorial eye on the things I put together. Good editors understand nuance. No one will read your work as closely as your copy editor. I know I do.

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People Round Up, Mid January, 2024

Publishing Trends

At Penguin Random House , Chloe Gandy has joined Penguin Canada as editorial assistant, Natasha Tsakiris has joined as senior publicist, and Ayomikum Taiwo has joined as human resources coordinator. Doubleday Canada has Diyasha Sen joining as editorial assistant. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor.

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People Round-Up, Mid-August 2023

Publishing Trends

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. Production editor Carol Naughton will retire on December 15 and production manager Ellen Reed will retire on December 1.