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Types of Editing

Acquisition Editor
Acquisition Editor

Gram Editing Services: What Does an Acquisitions Editor Do? About the Author Based in the United Kingdom, Ian Linton has been a professional writer since 1990. His articles on marketing, technology and distance running have appeared in magazines such as “Marketing” and “Runner's World.” Linton has also authored more than 20 published books and is a copywriter for global companies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and economics from Bristol University.

Beta Reader
Beta Reader

Why you shouldn’t ask Beta Readers to do copy editing; Beta Readers. ... Pollard wrote an awesome post about What is a beta reader and why do I need one?

Content Editor
Content Editor

In general, there are 4 main parts of the editing process that need to be performed by content editor. The 4 parts include structure editing, content editing, style editing, and proofreading. a. - Reorganizing content to obtain logical arrangement of ideas and coherent structure.

Copy Editing
Copy Editing

It is a wonderful experience to read different perseptions on editing in general and line editing & copy editing in particular. I offen write but I never new what difference the editors make to the manuscript.

Copy Editing
Copy Editing

I’m a developmental editor in the government sector and have struggled to find a good way to help internal clients understand the difference between the line editing phase and the copy editing phase of my work with them.

Copy Editor
Copy Editor

Copy editing (also copy-editing or copyediting, sometimes abbreviated ce) is the process of reviewing and correcting written material to improve accuracy, readability, and fitness for its purpose, and to ensure that it is free of error, omission, inconsistency, and repetition.

Critique Partner
Critique Partner

Critiquing is a lot like a marriage and with proper nurturing and care, a critique partner will be your most avid fan and your greatest critic (much more honest than your mother, less clueless than your husband).

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Cross-Cut
Cross-Cut

Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and usually in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions but this is not always the case.

Cutaways
Cutaways

Cutaways are also used often in older horror films in place of special effects. For example, a shot of a zombie getting its head cut off may, for instance, start with a view of an axe being swung through the air, followed by a close-up of the actor swinging it, then followed by a cut back to the now severed head.

Cutting on Action
Cutting on Action

Cutting on action. Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.

Developmental Editor
Developmental Editor

Developmental editors perform many of the same editing tasks as an acquisitions editor, but unlike AEs, whose time is split between editing and the business side of pub­lishing, DEs can often give you more personal attention.

Formatting
Formatting

Formatting is the visual appearance of the text. This includes things like Font style and size, bolds, italics, margins, etc. Editing refers to the content (what is being said) and organization (how it is being said) of the writing.

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Glossary
Glossary

Copyediting (or copy editing) is the work that a writer or an editor does to improve a manuscript and prepare it for publication. Here we reveal some of the jargon of the copyediting trade: 140 terms and abbreviations used by editors in their efforts to produce copy that is clear, correct, consistent, and concise.

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Glossary
Glossary

mark up. To put composition or editing instructions on copy or layouts. MLA style. Editing conventions recommended by the Modern Language Association in the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing--the primary style guide used for academic writing in languages and literature. MS. Short for manuscript. monograph.

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Jump Cut
Jump Cut

The framing is not different enough to be a new shot — the transition instead appears to be a mistake in editing. Note: Like all rules of framing, the jump cut rule can be broken. Jump cuts can add impact and tension in the right place. As always, learn how to use the rule before you learn how to break it.

L Cut & J Cut
L Cut & J Cut

An L cut is a variant of a split edit film editing technique in which the audio from preceding scene overlaps the picture from the following scene, so that the audio cuts after the picture, and continues playing over the beginning of the next scene.

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Line Editor
Line Editor

A line edit addresses the creative content, writing style, and language use at the sentence and paragraph level. But the purpose of a line edit is not to comb your manuscript for errors – rather, a line edit focuses on the way you use language to communicate your story to the reader.

Match Cuts
Match Cuts

Even within continuity editing, however, the match cut is a contrast both with cross-cutting between actions in two different locations that are occurring simultaneously, and with parallel editing, which draws parallels or contrasts between two different time-space locations.

Montage
Montage

Montage By definition, a montage is "a single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing many pictures or designs." In filmmaking, a montage is an editing technique in which shots are juxtaposed in an often fast-paced fashion that compresses time and conveys a lot of information in a relatively short period.

Other Documents
Other Documents

Editing a document that someone else has prepared: 6 tips for managers. As a manager, you may create only a few Word documents. But you may often edit documents that someone else has prepared. There are few things more frustrating for a team member than to have the boss "just do a quick edit" on a document.

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Proofreader
Proofreader

Proofreading is the process of examining the final draft of a document or text — after it has been edited — to ensure there are absolutely no errors. A proofreader will review for spelling errors, punctuation errors, typos or incorrect use of regional English (i.e. ensuring that you’re using American English or British English when necessary).

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Proofreading
Proofreading

Proofreading. Proofreading is the process of examining the final draft of a document or text — after it has been edited — to ensure there are absolutely no errors.

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References/Literature Cited
References/Literature Cited

The literary reference may simply be a passing reference to a character from other works or a character could share similar yet recognizable features. Plot In many types of literary references, an entire plot or structure of a previous work is used in another work.

Review
Review

Often if the translated text is large, review may be done of only of a small sample of it. Editing This is a rigorous exercise done after translation and it involves comparing source and target text and aims to correct all errors.

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Substantive (Developmental) Editing
Substantive (Developmental) Editing

In substantive editing (also known as developmental editing and comprehensive editing), the editor considers a document’s concept and intended use, content, organization, design, and style. The purpose is to make the document functional for its readers, not just to make it correct and consistent.

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The Standard
The Standard

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete work.