Andrew's copyediting was of the highest standard. He was also receptive to my needs as a multilingual author and someone new to the craft. It was a rewarding experience I hope to repeat soon!
I knew the text was in safe, professional hands, but the depth of Andrew’s immersion in the text and his careful judgement impressed me. The final version is certainly better than I could have imagined!
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This post covers: Where the phrase line editing may have come from The difference between line editing and copyediting The difference between line editing and heavy copyediting What fiction line editing involves So, what is line editing exactly? It has something to do with lines or sentences, right? Yes, but other kinds of edits involve …
This post covers: Definitions of prescriptivism and prescriptivists Types of prescriptive language use Prescriptivism in Croatia Prescriptivism in English-language editing Conscious and inclusive language In today’s blog post I’ll cover different kinds of prescriptive language use. Let’s start by asking: What are prescriptivists? First, there is no firm consensus among linguists on this, so the …
This blog post on fiction dialogue covers: Basic and intermediate problems with fiction dialogue How to avoid clunky dialogue Showing vs. telling in fiction dialogue Action beats and narrative beats But before we explore the world of fiction dialogue… Meet Jamie Jamie (she/he/they) journeys around the universe of words. Words, the basic building block of …