Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

At Penguin Children’s , Gerard Mancini , vice president, executive director managing editorial & production editorial will retire in December. Mancini joined the Viking Children’s editorial team in the fall of 1985. Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. ”. Grammarly offers a succinct explanation of how a copy editor approaches content: The tasks include checking written material for grammar, spelling, style and punctuation issues before it’s prepared for proofreading. What’s the difference? Do the math. Subscribe today.

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Top Content Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2022

Developmental editing , substantive editing , line editing , and copy editing each tackle a specific problem or concern with your writing. This editorial hierarchy begins by addressing big picture issues that affect the overall structure and cohesion of your work. Copy editors have a keen eye for spotting minute errors.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 5, 2024

Raquel Pelzel will join Voracious as editorial director on September 3rd, reporting to Michael Szczerban. She was previously editorial director for cooking at Clarkson Potter. Mollie Weisenfeld , associate editor, is leaving the company. At Penguin Random House , Gillian Arthur has joined Crown as proofreader and copy editor.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s how Karen MacKenzie asked for a testimonial after we published her first post on Smart Blogger: “Would it be possible to get a testimonial for my website? Before becoming Smart Blogger’s Editor-in-Chief, I was a freelancer. Want to find guest blogging opportunities (since many websites these days pay for guest posts)?

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you’ve dreamed of a fashion writing job where you can immerse yourself in the latest trends, designers, and shows, this post is for you. Drop a keyword like fashion writing jobs into the search bar , and Indeed’s search engine will return all the job posts for that keyword. SimplyHired. ContentWriting Jobs. ZipRecruiter.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

Writers are increasingly pressured to have as many eyes on their manuscript as possible before submitting it: from writer friends, their critique group, beta readers, hired authenticity readers, developmental editors, copyeditors, proofreaders. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 1, 2022

Last month I saw a Facebook post where all seventy-nine (79!) Good editors ask questions before answering. But people without editorial training aren’t always put off by lack of context. This post originally appeared at The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on October 19 2021, © University of Chicago. *

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

TIP: Another benefit of a sample edit is that you’ll get a sense of whether you like the editor you picked and whether the two of you will work well together. Both posts include links to other valuable resources. Top image: The Editor pane in Microsoft Word (detail). How do I find a good copyeditor?

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The Creative Penn

JULY 8, 2024

Or is it more about, for example, editorial budget for 150,000 words is much more than a 60,000-word book? I feel like the word editor is so difficult because it can mean so many things. What does a developmental editor do that is different to a line editor, a copy editor, a red-marks-all-over-the-page editor?

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Arrant Pedantry

OCTOBER 24, 2019

But a few people said they’d read no difference between the two, and one friend responded simply with this gif: Out of more than two dozen respondents, only a few answered with the editorially sanctioned explanation: that the first implies that Frank has multiple brothers, while the second implies that he has only one.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 16, 2024

At Penguin Random House , Chloe Gandy has joined Penguin Canada as editorial assistant, Natasha Tsakiris has joined as senior publicist, and Ayomikum Taiwo has joined as human resources coordinator. Doubleday Canada has Diyasha Sen joining as editorial assistant. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 15, 2018

I was surprised to discover that the footnote for the stat in the government e-book claimed it came from a blog post published the previous year on the client’s website. That post claimed the stat came from an earlier edition of the government e-book, which in turn referenced an earlier article on the client’s website.

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