Listen "The different levels of editing"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise discuss the different levels of editing, why editing is worth doing, the order of play, and how perfection is impossible in one pass. Listen to find out more about:Mimicking the mainstream publishing industryBuilding a fan baseShaping: Developmental editing and manuscript critiques (macro/story level)Smoothing: Line editing (micro/sentence level)Correcting: Copyediting (micro/sentence level)Quality control: Proofreading (micro/sentence level)The logical order of playMaking time for several passesEditing bites‘Which level of editing do you need?’ (booklet by Louise Harnby)Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print (2nd ed.) (book by Renni Browne and Dave King)‘Self-editing a non-fiction book’ (blog post by Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn)How to Write Non-Fiction: Turn Your Knowledge into Words (book by Joanna Penn)Sign up for alerts about our publicationsWant to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development. Sign up for alerts and we'll let you know when our publications are live and how to order: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1aSupport The Editing PodcastTip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/supportJoin our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. patreon.com/editingpodcastDenise and LouiseDenise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.comLouise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editingMusic credit'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacityLicence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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