proofreading 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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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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