Why You Should Hire a Copyeditor
June 24th, 2008 | Published in Miscellany | 2 Comments
As an editor, my primary function is to find and correct things that are wrong (examples: a misspelling, a factual error, a word that you “didn’t think was that racist,” a grammatical construction that makes you sound like a cannibal). I have to be observant, and I also have to continually educate myself to ensure I’m able to spot any potential problems. It’s often easy to overlook mistakes when you’re dealing with a 4,000-word feature or, say, your thirtieth document of the day. When your word count is less than ten, however, you don’t have an excuse:
Copyeditors are a dying breed these days, although that doesn’t mean they’re any less necessary.
First thing via Jeremy Parish; last two links via Bill Walsh. Box art directly from Amazon.
June 24th, 2008at 3:21 pm(#)
Shouldn’t that be dying bread?
Kitten bread is delicious, btw.
June 24th, 2008at 4:31 pm(#)
Damn it, Bill, you’re right. That’s what I get for posting in the morning before the comedy synapses are warmed up.