Hello, I'm
Author and Editor, based in America
I took the time to learn the different types of editting, and the
editting scope for each to be an effective editor. As a member of the Editorial Freelance
Association, I am well aware that there is still more to learn.I plan on learning
as much as I can in regards to editting to be the best author and
editor I can possibly be.
Evaluation editing takes a hard look at a manuscript to determine what form of editting is needed for a manuscript. The order in which a manuscript is as follows: Developmental/Strucctural Editing, Line/Stylistic Editing, Copy Editing, and Proofreading. Depending on the quaulity of the manuscript, all forms of editing may not be necessary. The questionn is, how to determine what form of editing is needed for a manuscript. This is the purpose of Evaluation Editing/Manuscript Critique. The editing scope is to take a hard look at a manuscript from the area of scope for a Developmental editor, Line Editor, Copy Editor, and Proofreader giving an assessment of the manuscript.
Developmental/Structura editing examines a manuscript as a whole. Developmental editing looks at:
This form of editing is also known as Stylistic Editing. It looks at the fine details of a manuscript. A Line Editor evaluates a manuscript line-by-line focusing on: