copyedit

I had the blessing of seeing this book while it was in copyedit thanks to being her student at Maui Writer’s Retreat in 2003.

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler 2008

Then the book goes into copyedit, which is done by the copyeditor, who is supposed to be checking grammar, punctuation, usage, checking for consistency, and that kind of thing.

March 9th, 2005 tanzle 2005

But, back in the day, I could copyedit and block-synopsis/grade a 5-page essay in 10-15 minutes.

I Will Not Read Your F'ing Script Lou Anders 2009

And then, of course, I see the copyedit, and then again in page proofs, but those are nit-picking and minute changes, not rewriting.

Interview: Laura Anne Gilman odysseyworkshop 2010

AND - just turned in the copyedit approvals last week.

Swords & Dark Magic - Table of Contents Lou Anders 2009

From this point, it depends on the particular publisher and editor combination as to whether the anthology is sent piecemeal (here are the stories, put it together) or as manuscript ready for copyedit.

MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 2) 2009

I've got the galleys for book 2 to go through one more time and the copyedit for book 3 to finish today, but I'm stopping everything to tell you this news because it's so darn cool.

Waldrop, McHugh, Rosenbaum and more 2009

And then, of course, I see the copyedit, and then again in page proofs, but those are nit-picking and minute changes, not rewriting.

Interview: Laura Anne Gilman odysseyworkshop 2010

And I just finished the copyedit for Book 1, complete with the title page and all the little marketing bits that will be involved.

Waiting games « 2009

One imagines pile after pile of index cards and boxes, double checking of dates and Polish orthography, then having to do the frightful copyedit of the galleys.

HENSLEY WOODBRIDGE1923 – 2001 2010