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Editing Glossary Terms for Writers


How to write a glossary - Wordstitch Editorial

Creating a high-quality glossary requires three stages: planning, writing and editing. Learn how to write a glossary with my 24 tips.

Glossary | Writing Center - University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Editing - revising a close to final draft for sentence-level errors, spelling, grammar, and typos; not to be confused with revision, which often happens early ...

Glossary of publishing terms for authors - Authors A.I.

Acquisitions editor – An editor at a publishing house who acquires new manuscripts for publication. Advance – An upfront payment to an author against future ...

Glossary of 50 Common Book Publishing Terms

Glossary of 50 Common Book Publishing Terms · Front pages of book which include the title page, copyright, dedication, about the author, also by author and table ...

Publishing Glossary - The Editorial Department, LLC

... glossary of commonly-used terms and abbreviations in ... terms that writers will come across during all stages of editing and publishing.

Glossary — Mehta Book Editing on Squarespace

While a copyeditor focuses more on the mechanics of a manuscript, a line editor checks for errors and also provides more subjective feedback about the author's ...

Glossary of Publishing Terms - Lambda Literary

Glossary of Publishing Terms · Advance · ARC · Auction · Backlist · Blurb · Copyediting · Comp titles · Elevator pitch. Concise pitch for a book or screenplay ...

A Glossary of Fiction Writing Terms - Scribendi

Although Scribendi has an extensive glossary of general writing terms, this one is specific to fiction writing terms and is therefore geared toward authors and ...

Definitions of Editing: Copyediting | Andrew Wille Writing Studio

Andrew Wille Writing Studio creative writing & book development Menu ☰ Definitions of Editing: Copyediting July 25, 2015 August 5, 2015 by Andrew

Editing FAQ: Terminology to Know - LaBine Editorial

A style sheet is a small-scale style guide that's unique to your book or book series. Some authors create their own style sheets to keep track ...

GLOSSARY OF WRITING TERMS - Jonathan Maberry

This can be a shady field and many. "professionals" seek to scam unknowledgeable authors. The majority of book doctors perform simple editing. • BOOK PRINTER- ...

An Editing and Proofreading Glossary - Knowadays

Developmental editing involves helping an author to develop a manuscript. A developmental editor may be involved from the start of a project, ...

Glossary of Writing Terms ~ September C. Fawkes - Editor, Writer ...

Glossary of Writing Terms · A structural unit made up of scenes and sequences that follows basic story structure and hits a climactic moment or turning point ...

Understanding the Editor's Terminology | Indie Author Blog

A fun look at understanding my editor's terminology and industry parlance, plus my own personal branding tips.

Definitions Of Editing: Structural Editing | Andrew Wille Writing Studio

Structural editing refers to the editorial work that deals with aspects of the bigger picture of a manuscript, addressing matters of content, ...

What Does “Heading A” Mean? Some Key Editing Terms Explained

One of the more fundamental terms in this glossary, the manuscript, often shortened to “MS” by busy editors, refers to the piece of writing ...

100+ video editing terms you need to know - Storyblocks

There's a rich vocabulary of video editing terms you'll encounter ... Instead of writing out blog posts, the creator records their ...

Commonly Used Terms - Bookjobs.com

Line-Editing/Copy Editing: Line-by-line editing of a manuscript, concentrating on style, punctuation, spelling, grammar, flow, sequencing, clarity, consistency, ...

Glossary of Terms - (Magazine Writing and Editing) - Fiveable

from class: Magazine Writing and Editing. Definition. A glossary of terms is a list of words or phrases, along with their definitions, that provides clarity and ...

Definitions of editorial skills - Editors Canada

Assessing and shaping draft material to improve its organization and content. Changes may be suggested to or drafted for the writer. Structural editing may ...