What Does a Copyeditor Actually Change in a Fiction Manuscript? Authors ask us some version of this question constantly: okay, but what are you actually going to do to my book? It’s a fair question. “Copyediting” is a vague word until you see it applied to an actual page. So here’s the concrete version, with
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Your Manuscript Isn’t Ready for Copyediting Yet: 7 Signs You Need Another Revision Every editor has taken on a project they should have turned away. Not because the writer lacked talent, but because the manuscript wasn’t finished yet. It was polished on the sentence level in places, riddled with plot holes in others, and the
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What AI Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Manuscript Every month I hear the same talk about AI replacing editors. The argument actually sounds pretty convincing. AI tools fix spelling and grammar super fast. They can rewrite a sentence in seconds. If editing just meant fixing sentences, it’s easy to assume AI software can do
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It can seem like a great idea to have one editor conveniently perform developmental, line, and copy editing (and sometimes proofreading too) on your manuscript, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense. First, let me ask you this: Would you hire a detailer to fix your transmission? Would you go to a certified mechanic
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