Why does it matter what type of editor I use for my children’s book?
So, you’ve written a children's book and now it’s time to have it edited. Finding the correct editor for your children’s book is crucial when you are writing elementary and middle school age books.
Proofreading
Our manuscript has been put under a microscope during our line edit, “stylized” during the developmental edit, copy edited for grammar and tense and now it is ready – wait, not yet! What? It’s still not ready for publishing?! Nope, sorry…the final stage of editing is Proofreading.
Editing Basics - Copy Editing
Book editing is not as simple as it sounds. To have a well edited, ready to publish manuscript, there are several types of editing that are necessary and beneficial. In our first two posts we went over Developmental Editing and examined Line Editing . In this post we will talk about Copy Editing.
Editing Basics - Line Editing
When it comes to editing your book, there are many different terms out there: developmental editing, line editing, copy editing and proofreading. Deciphering each of these can be confusing. In our last post we went over Developmental Editing. In this post we will break down the basics of what is known as Line Editing.
Editing Basics - Developmental Editing
Many writers think of editing as simply identifying and fixing errors associated with spelling and grammatical typos, poor word choices or awkward syntax; however, the world of book editing is so much more.