Publishing Trends

AUGUST 24, 2023

PEOPLE At Twelve , Publisher Sean Desmond has left the company and will join HarperCollins as VP, executive editor in September. The news came in a memo from HCCB President and Publisher, Suzanne Murphy. Seema Mahanian joins Pamela Dorman Books as senior editor and reports to Dorman. She was previously at Grand Centra l.

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Elna Cain

JULY 16, 2023

The good job sites that do have copy jobs are Superpath, Contena and Ed1020. They have a job board, an academy for new writers, and a publishing platform. Start by using keywords like “copywriter,” “brand copywriter,” or “copy editor” in your search bar. But what are the job boards?

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10. Edmison/Harper Literary Scouting has been appointed North American scout for French publisher Fayard. She was previously senior publicist at Blackstone Publishing. She was previously the manager of rights and contracts at Charlesbridge Publishing.

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ProBlogger

JULY 17, 2011

In the publishing world, using informal abbreviations and contractions (weren’t, aren’t, can’t, etc.) 6 Killer Writing Tips from a Great-Grandmother of a Copy Editor. Apply it to writing too.”. Know how to use contractions to bring your writing to life. signifies a very informal type of writing.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

At Penguin Young Readers , Ken Wright , President and Publisher of the Viking , Philomel , and Flamingo Publishing Group , will retire at the end of January 2023. At Penguin Workshop , Celina Sun joins as Assistant Editor. Dan Reynolds , SVP and Publisher of Workman Publishing , will retire at the end of the year.

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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. Reedsy If booking editing has always been a dream of yours, become a Reedsy editor! They list openings for copy editing, video content editing jobs, and more.

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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. Just follow the links.

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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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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Your outline is particularly essential if you want to submit a book proposal to agents or publishers. But even if you’re self-publishing , having a solid structure means you’ll end up with a much better book as a result. If you can, hire a copy editor to help you put that final polish on your manuscript. #22.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 14, 2023

It goes through your first draft and shows you all of the areas that you need to focus on in order to take that first draft to a publishable manuscript. 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. That is already happening.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Traditional publishing is not a monolithic thing. There are different kinds of publishers, and authors want different things out of a publishing deal and relationship. Georgina Cross talks about her experience with two different traditional publishers and the pros and cons of each. Welcome to the show, Georgina.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MARCH 14, 2023

I still have things to say about writing and publishing. If you don’t want to lose touch, please join my free “Writer, Editor, Helper” email newsletter list , beginning in early 2023. Writer, Editor, Helper” is aimed at general readers. Subscribe to My Free Newsletter I’m just now wading into indie publishing myself.

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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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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 7, 2022

But before we declare the TOC irrelevant to printed novels, let’s take a closer look at why some current best-selling writers (or their editors or publishers) decide to include one. The copyright page acknowledges which chapters were previously published elsewhere. When a Table of Contents Is Helpful in a Novel.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It’s a longstanding convention in publishing that all titles of the same kind of work (book, magazine, song, etc.) Modern publishers of the classics must decide whether to follow the writer’s original manuscript (if it exists), reproduce an early-edition styling, or impose modern styles. The publisher doesn’t use Chicago style.

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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. Strive for publishing only one or two good posts a week. Tips for blogging with a learning disability.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You can get examples of word counts of chapters in actual published novels here and here and here. Chapter Length: A Veteran Editor Answers Your Writing Questions. ” Ask the Editor. Publishers Weekly , August 24, 2018. Creative use of chapter length. WordsRated , May 9, 2022. Graff, Andrew J. Raft of Stars.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If that sounds unhelpful, read on to see what real-life published writers are doing these days. Creative License Something funny happened when I searched through published novels for examples of commas after words like “said” in front of dialogue: I couldn’t find any. She said that I should “jump in the lake.”

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 20, 2021

Hart is the author of  Storycraft , now in its second edition, and the newly published  Wordcraft , both available from the University of Chicago Press. Writers who’ve worked with him have written national best sellers and won prizes that include five Pulitzers and a slew of other national awards.

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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. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint. Lessons in copywriting.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

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. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. ”. Evaluate the content in published form.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

Copywriter A copywriter writes sales messages in the form of texts, or copy, for the purpose of promoting products and services. They create: sales letters blog posts product descriptions app home pages white papers lead magnet copy There are plenty of copywriting opportunities as there are different types of copywriting.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

In the intro, writing and publishing across multiple genres [Ask ALLi ]; Pilgrimage and solo walking [Women Who Walk ]; My live webinars on using AI tools as an author ; Cowriting with ChatGPT: AI-Powered Storytelling by J. Just in case people don't know you— Tell us a bit more about how you got into writing and publishing.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

In the intro, Draft2Digital acquires SelfPubBookCovers ; Different types of creative energy [ Self Publishing Advice ]; Twitter becomes X [ The Verge ]; TikTok text posts [ The Verge ]; What AI can help you do in 30 mins [ Ethan Mollick ]; Discovery Writing with ChatGPT by J. Dan Willcocks talks about his creative and business approach.

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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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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Most publishing contracts hold the author liable for misrepresentations and plagiarism, but even without that legal pressure, a writer, of all people, should naturally respect the intellectual property of others. Sometimes they quote from published or unpublished writings; sometimes they quote from speeches or interviews or online videos.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Publishing standards (“Titles are for nonfiction,” “Children’s books usually have titles,” “They vary from one novel to another,” “Author’s call”). While this is hardly definitive, it confirms that there is a choice, even within traditional publishing. A professional editor or proofreader can help with that. Is There a Choice?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JULY 15, 2022

It was a vinyl copy of  Help! ) First published 1740. And in casual writing, sometimes both marks appear together for even more emphasis, although in many cases an exclamation point would suffice: How could you?!    or  How could you!? She was alive!     or so it seemed.) Indianapolis, 2021.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Once the structural editor is done and you’ve made the changed they’ve recommended, that’s when it’s time to bring in a line editor (often called a copy editor). A ‘line’ or ‘copy’ edit only. These guys literally go through and look at each line.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Long before a book is printed, while the text is still in manuscript form, editors at publishing houses speak in terms of word count, not page count. A picture book editor might think in terms of 0–750 words. An editor acquiring young-adult fantasy novels will consider anything from about 80,000 words and up.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

The underrated solution: publish your own digital flipbook. Post by Melissa Thomas Mellissa Thomas is a freelance copywriter, copy editor , and blog junkie sharing her business journey with new and growing entertainment business entrepreneurs over at E.i. That’s still true today – but not where ebooks are concerned.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

If you use the word “copy-editor,” don’t write it elsewhere in your post as “copy editor” or “copyeditor.”. Make sure that paragraphs don’t accidently run together after your publish. I’ve even written “letter’s” in first draft copy when I intended to write “letters.” You publish first-draft copy.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 12, 2021

That’s why it’s smart to produce a generic document based on Chicago style (the style used by most US trade book publishers) that can be tweaked later if you receive more specific instructions. Compare these images of a manuscript page and a page from a published book. A manuscript page in standard format. Manuscript pages.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 23, 2023

Cole ( @JoniBCole ) This story starts about eight years ago, with the arrival of a much anticipated email from the publishing house where the first edition of my book, Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier , was in production. This story comes to mind as I think about feedback during the publishing process.

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ProBlogger

MAY 26, 2011

That doesn’t mean flawless (even professional authors have copy-editors) but you should know: how to construct an engaging blog post, with a gripping introduction, clear message, and strong conclusion. When you publish a post on your own blog, how many comments do you get? And you’ll be getting paid to do it.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s standard practice for newspaper quotations from a published source to change spaces around dashes, put titles in quotes instead of italics, and in other ways accommodate old-timey typesetting limitations, but in Chicago style, quotations from written works are spelled exactly as written, not changed to fit a style guide.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 15, 2018

Therefore, there’s a huge element of trust inherent in that relationship between publisher and audience. I was surprised to discover that the footnote for the stat in the government e-book claimed it came from a blog post published the previous year on the client’s website. How could they? Trust no one. Wikipedia is NOT a source.

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