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How to Become A Copy Editor (Even As A Beginner)

Make a Living Writing

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. What Do Copy Editors Do? What Skills Do You Need As A Copy Editor?

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How to Send a Style Guide Discussion Straight to Hell

Arrant Pedantry

From time to time it’s necessary for copy editors to have discussions about style. Tip #2: Divert When you can’t put it off any longer and are finally forced to have the discussion, start by asking if the house style guide is just a style guide or if it’s more of a training document.

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Coming Next Year to Cambridge University Press

Arrant Pedantry

My chapter is titled “Dictionaries and Editors”, and, as you might guess, it focuses on the relationship between dictionaries and some of their most frequent users, copy editors and proofreaders.

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How to Edit Writing in 3 Steps

Grammarly

As tempting as it can be to consider the job of writing something finished as soon as you’ve done the hard work of getting your words down on the page, one of the best skills you can develop as a writer is the ability to edit your own work, from rewriting sections of a first draft to giving a final polish to your document.

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Are Copyediting Certificates Worth It? + 3 Options

Make a Living Writing

It can also give you enough confidence to start to apply to jobs or do some copy editing freelance work. In this article, we will talk about copy editing as a career, if the certificates are worth it, take a look at some of the certificates out there, so you can make the right choices for your career. Absolutely.

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How Databricks Saves $1.4M Annually with Grammarly

Grammarly

Marketing cut editing cycle times for thousands of documents by 50% and saved copywriters and editors 540 hours—time reallocated to more impactful work. As talented as the lean team was, it was not easy for them to manually edit every instance of marketing copy, every corporate communication, and every customer-facing message.

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15 Writing Tips from a Professional Editor

Kayleigh Moore

Editors often expect writers to not accept a lot of the changes they mark within a document. Good editors understand nuance. No one will read your work as closely as your copy editor. When you work with an editor the goal is to produce the best possible piece. Let’s take a look at what they are.

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