copy editing archive

Proofreading is about correcting all those annoying typos and formatting errors

Proofreading

July 11, 2010

Proofreading is the final stage of the publishing process and takes place after the manuscript has been typeset as the final check for typographical errors before printing. In the case of online publication, it is done prior to posting the content on an Intranet or the Internet.
It is the proofreader’s job to check the …

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Understanding the structure of websites is vital when editing web content

Editing text for engineering careers website

March 16, 2010

Editing text that will go up on a website is different to editing for print publications, especially if the work involves transforming text written for print so that it will work online.
It involves a substantive edit which changes the structure of the text so that it works for website navigation. Identifying …

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Career highlights

April 28, 2009

Major achievements

Project managed the development of affordable, individualised, dynamic websites that give proprietors complete control over their primary marketing asset: their website. See website portfolio for recently developed websites.
Produced a non-fiction list from conception to market – series of 45 full-colour illustrated books
Developed a business website with 3000 pages of quality online content that had …

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Structural editors work at the construction level of publishing making sure the foundations of the written text is strong

Substantive editing

April 11, 2009

Sometimes called developmental editing or structural editing, substantive editing looks at both the content and structure of a manuscript as a cohesive whole.
The structure of any writing is essential for cohesiveness and for maintaining the reader’s interest. It doesn’t matter how well something is copy edited or proofread if it is not well structured in …

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