Posts with tag: copy editing

Copyediting Fiction

Presenter: Amy J. Schneider
  Webinar begins: February 10, 2022 1:00 pm ET
  Number of sessions: 1
  Copy Editing, Core Editing Skills, Editing Specializations
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This session will cover one experienced editor's approach to copyediting fiction for mainstream publishers. Topics include balancing house style and author's voice; appropriate level of editing; leeway in applying "correctness"; using style sheets to maintain plot consistency for characters, locations, and timeline; handling dialogue; balancing real and fictional elements; conscious language; and diplomacy in editing and querying.

Almost Everything You Need to Know about Copy Editing and Grammar Skills

Presenter: Moira White
  Webinar begins: September 27, 2021 1:00 pm ET
  Number of sessions: 4
  Copy Editing, Core Editing Skills
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Have you ever paused to wonder whether a comma really should be added before a particular word? or whether you should add a hyphen to a compound? or how to phrase queries to the author? In this five-part series, you'll learn how to handle the "four pillars of copy editing"