Working through every page of Schneider’s book with your manuscript in hand would be a most excellent step. It might save you a ton of money in the editorial process and would definitely make your book “more ready” for publication.
Category: copy editing
Sweeping Update to Canadian Professional Editorial Standards for Editor-types
This revision of Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards was a major overhaul. Get the summary and links to more in-depth analysis here.
Testing for Visual Accessibility
Can you see that? Designs continue to lower their contrast, use smaller fonts, and are designed to be pretty but
Would you believe that ‘that’ isn’t needed?
Is “that” needed? A roundup of advice from various style guides on the use of “that” in sentences.
7 Ways to Get Style Sheet Buy-in
You’ve got style, but how do you get all the content creators to follow the guide!?
How & Why to Create a House Style
Bigger than a style sheet, and specific to your business or organization, a house style is what you need!
How to Fit Copy After Layout
Sometimes the words just don’t fit. Here are some easier ways to cut words after layout.
The Dangers of Copyediting
At a desk job like copyediting, what could possibly be dangerous besides the health effects of sitting all day? Well, not nothing!
Learn to Edit Less Using the “Mittens Method”
The goal is to offer minimal interventions to bring a piece of writing to the next stage. But how can you learn to edit with a lighter hand?
When There’s No Time to Read It All before Editing
The Typographic Oath was suggested by senior editor Erin Brenner as a guiding principle of editing ethics.* Her second point