Grammarly

JANUARY 31, 2024

Traditionally, in publishing, there are safeguards, Hamilton explains. You always have these lines of defense before something gets printed or goes out and gets published. We collaborate remotely most of the time, so having Grammarly has been extra helpful,” says Millie Lapidario, Senior 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? also publish a great deal of content. e-Commerce companies with blogs tend to publish a lot of content. Study their content to get an idea of what they publish.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

This is a guest post by Stefanie Flaxman of Revision Fairy® Small Business Proofreading Services. There’s no prize for proofreading fast. If you use the word “copy-editor,” don’t write it elsewhere in your post as “copy editor” or “copyeditor.”. You publish first-draft copy. Hyphenated words.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 5, 2024

PEOPLE Bob Miller , founder, president, and publisher of Flatiron Books is leaving the company. Celadon president and publisher Deb Futter will be Miller’s replacement and will now be president and publisher of Celadon Books & Flatiron Books. At Simon & Schuster , Eliza Kirby has joined Weldon Owen as editor.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

In the intro, writing and publishing across multiple genres [Ask ALLi ]; Pilgrimage and solo walking [Women Who Walk ]; My live webinars on using AI tools as an author ; Cowriting with ChatGPT: AI-Powered Storytelling by J. Just in case people don't know you— Tell us a bit more about how you got into writing and publishing.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

Starting with the assumption that every book-length manuscript needs a copyeditor at some point before publication,* the question is whether a writer submitting to agents and editors can squeak by without hiring a copyeditor first. Answer:  Because agents and editors are flooded with so many submissions, they can be extra picky.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Your outline is particularly essential if you want to submit a book proposal to agents or publishers. But even if you’re self-publishing , having a solid structure means you’ll end up with a much better book as a result. It helps a lot to proofread on paper, or even to read out loud. Writing a Book?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Once the structural editor is done and you’ve made the changed they’ve recommended, that’s when it’s time to bring in a line editor (often called a copy editor). Stage 4: Proofreading. One, because a good structural editor will likely examine the book with a developmental mindset first.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Publishing standards (“Titles are for nonfiction,” “Children’s books usually have titles,” “They vary from one novel to another,” “Author’s call”). While this is hardly definitive, it confirms that there is a choice, even within traditional publishing. A professional editor or proofreader can help with that.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

In the intro, Draft2Digital acquires SelfPubBookCovers ; Different types of creative energy [ Self Publishing Advice ]; Twitter becomes X [ The Verge ]; TikTok text posts [ The Verge ]; What AI can help you do in 30 mins [ Ethan Mollick ]; Discovery Writing with ChatGPT by J. Dan Willcocks talks about his creative and business approach.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

MS Word is the publishing workhorse, more or less required for submitting to agents and editors and publishers, but it’s pricey and not always friendly. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish. Getting to know your word processor better will help you love it more.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2011

copywriter: I wrote most of the copy. editor/proofreader: we had the copy revised by a few editors. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint. PowerPoint creator: one of those editors also set the entire project out in PowerPoint.

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