Line editing vs copyediting: Which is best for your manuscript?
When comparing line editing vs copyediting, there is a clear distinction between these services. Copyediting takes place after line editing and works closely with grammar …
When comparing line editing vs copyediting, there is a clear distinction between these services. Copyediting takes place after line editing and works closely with grammar …
Self-editing your text might be challenging, but you can apply some easy fixes to attract more readers to your text. To make your text comprehensible …
If you want to publish a book, it is worth knowing your options: self-publishing, indie and traditional publishing. Each has pros and cons. In a …
In a highly competitive publishing industry, unavoidably, authors must learn how to handle disappointment and rejection, so they do not affect their creativity and success. …
When choosing a style guide for your text, consider the genre, field and publication format. Style guides such as AP, APA, CMOS and MLA serve …
In a nutshell, yes, you can publish your book for free. Writing software, uploading a manuscript into a self-publishing platform and selling it online is …
Indexing aims to create a well-crafted, easy-to-navigate and helpful tool for readers, leading them to the information they need to retrieve using the shortest, quickest …
Line editing rates vary depending on factors like the editor’s experience, the complexity and volume of your manuscript and geographical location. For instance, the Editorial …
From my perspective as an editor, it appears that writers might not always consider it when working on their book manuscripts. However, effective localisation may contribute to rendering their manuscripts more authentic and relevant. So, in this post, I am looking at language localisation, the key considerations for effective language localisation and its importance for authors.
In this post, I discuss a few issues surrounding indexing that are close to my heart: what indexing and copyediting have in common, why we still need human indexers and if content lists are sufficient indicators the users can use to find the information they seek from the text?