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She earns a living as a proof-reader and copy-editor, but is mostly a graduate student which is why so much of her life seems to be 'former'.
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Tell the editor not to let the copy-editor mess with your punctuation.
MIND MELD: Shrewd Writing Advice From Some of Science Fiction's & Fantasy's Best Writers 2009
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I need an editor to catch any stupidity that might linger in the manuscript, a copy-editor to catch the inevitable typos and stupid little mistakes, someone to publish the book, someone else to provide a cover that conveys the idea/impression of what is between the covers, and a whole lot of bookstores and booksellers to carry and sell the books.
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My copy-editor girlfriend will no doubt audibly sigh upon reading it ...
MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 1) 2009
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I need an editor to catch any stupidity that might linger in the manuscript, a copy-editor to catch the inevitable typos and stupid little mistakes, someone to publish the book, someone else to provide a cover that conveys the idea/impression of what is between the covers, and a whole lot of bookstores and booksellers to carry and sell the books.
They Did It All by Themselves « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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Think of it this way: a good copy-editor working on a novel written in Scots dialect can apply prescriptivism and correct it into Standard English.
More on Critique Hal Duncan 2009
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And from my copy-editor, I learned about crafting sentences.
Archive 2009-06-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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And from my copy-editor, I learned about crafting sentences.
Guest Author: Maree Anderson - Even Demons Get The Blues Nalini Singh 2009
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To get them into ebook format, all you need to do is run it through a scanner and pay a copy-editor to make sure the capital "I" s didn't turn into "T" s.
The Cheap eBook Revolution: What's your Dream Price for eBooks? 2009
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The image of the dedicated always-correct newspaper copy-editor is sadly out of date if it was ever true.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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