My Book Has Been Copy Edited!
October 2, 2008 by Anne Wayman
Filed under Jobs
(www.thegoldenpencil.com)
I got the copy edited version of my book on writing books back. I have to tell you, I wasn’t anxious to open it; in fact, I postponed it two days. I was afraid of what I would see for two reasons.
- It’s always hard to look at any criticism, even when I’m the one who asked for it.
- I hired a new copy editor and wasn’t a bit sure how she’d work out.
So far I’ve been delighted. She did exactly what I asked – that is, she didn’t do any rewriting, corrected mistakes and highlighted anything that confused her. I’m about a third of the way through now and I’m loving what she’s done… mostly she’s understood what I was saying, highlighting only a bit here and there. And she’s caught the typos I never ever see.
Good copy editors rock!
You might want to read: The Editing Process: What do editors do anyway?
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And good copy editors understand what their clients want and deliver it. :) That’s fantastic, Anne. And what a relief, I imagine!
Yes… of course, now I’ve got to put together the class, but now I can ;)
Congratulations, Anne!
Thanks Nicole!
Anne ~~
Wow. Congrats. As a Copy Editor I know that only giving the client/author what THEY NEED is of utmost importance. And you found such a set of eyes. You have found a pearl.
Additionally… keep up the good work. Now that you have someone to see the typos your mind changes in front of your eyes, making them invisible, and someone who says… did you mean…? to help you really put across the information you intended… go for it. The course will come, because most of the base work has been laid out. :)
yep.