Is there a business case for editing well?
Last year’s Man Booker panel took a swipe at the editorial standards of some of the submissions they received. The industry response combined defensiveness with…
Tag: editing
Progress Reports: What’s happening during your edit? [FOR AUTHORS]
It’s 10:00 p.m. Do you know where your manuscript is? It’s like being trapped in a replay loop of the old TV public service announcement…
Fact Checking: Vital or a waste of time?
I spend a lot of my time editing non-fiction; no matter how much I love fiction, the factual stuff takes up more of my time…
Stop the race to the bottom, value your writing services
I need an editor … you’ll be rewarded I need an editor … you’ll get great exposure I need an editor … fast I need…
A guide on book title punctuation
For the trained eyes, there is nothing more annoying than looking at a book which is just one letter away from perfect. It is possible…
File name conventions that keep track of your revisions [FOR AUTHORS]
It’s never too soon to start using good file naming habits. When your whole story lies ahead of you, it’s easy to naively assume you’ll…
So you want to be a freelance editor? Tips from the coalface
It is a truth universally acknowledged that book editors spend their days languidly leafing through the pages of books and occasionally waving a red pen…
Your guide to using styles in Word
Styles Make Your Writing Better Well, ok, they won’t make your writing better, but they make it a hell of a lot easier to format.
Taking criticism well
Listed by the Observer as one of “Our top 50 players in the world of books”, Clare Conville previously worked as an editor at Random…
35 easy keyboard shortcuts to improve your workflow in Word
There’s a lot of talk among editors and wordy wordsmiths about using macros to help efficiency when you’re working. Truth be told, macros can be…
Inclusive language: 3 rules for editorial best practice
While the details of any book are important to get right, books about personal or sensitive topics require an extra level of attention to ensure…
Anonymity and the copy editor: Is it time to be recognised?
Here Sara Donaldson looks at the anonymity of the copy editor, why this is generally the case, and asks whether or not they should be…
Post-publication editing for self-publishing authors
Louise Harnby is a professional proofreader and copy-editor who specializes in helping independent authors of fiction and non-fiction bring clarity and consistency to their books.…
10 ways for authors to save money on editing
Lisa Poisso is a fiction editor and book writing coach working with independent authors and new authors seeking representation. Lisa helps emerging authors tune their…
7 things your editor wants you to know
This is a guest post by Emma Smith. Emma is an editor for Trapeze, a new commercial fiction and non-fiction imprint at Orion. Working on…