Top Ten Tips for Choosing a Copyeditor
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| Blog Name: | Top Ten Tips for Choosing a Copyeditor |
| Url: | http://www.TheEditingEmpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | copyediting, editing, proofreading |
| Description: | So you’ve written the Great American Website or eBook; now what? Before you publish your writing, you want someone to read it over and check for misspellings, typos, and bad grammar. But who would that be? If you really care about your writing, look for a copyeditor: a professional who proofreads, corrects, and suggests rewrites of “copy” (text or written material) that other people (such as you) have written. Whether you look in the phone book or online, keep these ten tips for choosing a copyeditor in mind while you search: 1. As two heads are better than one, four (or more) eyes on your writing are better than two 2. Copyediting guarantees correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and semantics; language consistency; and text layout and design 3. Copyeditors support the reader, your customer, ensuring that your writing is easy to read and understand 4. Interesting, understandable writing content keeps visitors on your site longer 5. Clear written information increases the number of purchases on your website 6. Copyeditors catch mistakes but will not embarrass you about them 7. Copyeditors think that catching a mistake before publication is almost better than sex 8. Copyeditors have wide-ranging knowledge of the world, which is good for checking your facts 9. Copyeditors provide the writing’s quality control, adding worth to the product 10. Copyeditors are never bored because their jobs change frequently Once a professional copyeditor has proofread and edited your writing, you can be proud to publish it anywhere with confidence. You can even show it to your favorite English instructor without fear! Cheryl L. Heflin The Editing Empress empress@TheEditingEmpress.com For a quick, free quote; sample editing; or more helpful hints and tips, go to http://www.TheEditingEmpress.com. So you’ve written the Great American Website or eBook; now what? Before you publish your writing, you want someone to read it over and check for misspellings, typos, and bad grammar. But who would that be? If you really care about your writing, look for a copyeditor: a professional who proofreads, corrects, and suggests rewrites of “copy” (text or written material) that other people (such as you) have written. Whether you look in the phone book or online, keep these ten tips for choosing a copyeditor in mind while you search: 1. As two heads are better than one, four (or more) eyes on your writing are better than two 2. Copyediting guarantees correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and semantics; language consistency; and text layout and design 3. Copyeditors support the reader, your customer, ensuring that your writing is easy to read and understand 4. Interesting, understandable writing content keeps visitors on your site longer 5. Clear written information increases the number of purchases on your website 6. Copyeditors catch mistakes but will not embarrass you about them 7. Copyeditors think that catching a mistake before publication is almost better than sex 8. Copyeditors have wide-ranging knowledge of the world, which is good for checking your facts 9. Copyeditors provide the writing’s quality control, adding worth to the product 10. Copyeditors are never bored because their jobs change frequently Once a professional copyeditor has proofread and edited your writing, you can be proud to publish it anywhere with confidence. You can even show it to your favorite English instructor without fear! Cheryl L. Heflin The Editing Empress empress@TheEditingEmpress.com For a quick, free quote; sample editing; or more helpful hints and tips, go to http://www.TheEditingEmpress.com. |
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