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Why Editing Matters by Donald Turner
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Someone who edits is called an editor. For writing (as opposed to editing films or music, for example) an editor does not do the same work as a proofreader. A proofreader will check a piece of writing for spelling, grammar and layout, among other things. An editor will not necessarily do those things, but may be called upon to reduce, expand, organize or make other changes to written work. Editors deal with words and writers, so excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and creativity are important for success. Some writers rely heavily on their editors to turn their manuscripts into something salable, pulling threads together to create a completed piece - whether it's an article for a magazine, or a 600 page novel. In publishing there are often several layers of editorial responsibility. Junior editorial assistants report to senior-level editorial managers and directors and these report to senior executive editors. The responsibility for taking a product (e.g. magazine, book or website) to final release lies with the senior executive editor - or equivalent. Executive editors used to be called editors-in-chief, but the latter title is not used so much these days. They are responsible for the content of a publication, setting standards for performance, as well as less tangible skills such as motivating and developing staff. The executive editor also has responsibility for strategic and operational planning and the publication budget. At a high level, editing may involve pulling in different pieces of work into a single book, either many works from a single author, or many works from many authors. At a more detailed level, but perhaps more critically, an editor (here known as a substantive editor) will help to improve the writing of authors to ensure that they say what they mean to say. Many editors do this without the specific title of substantive editor. The most skilled at this discipline can become ghost writers who write anything from articles through to books based on information gleaned from someone who may not want or be able to write for themselves. Depending on the size of a publishing house, many of these roles may be carried out by one person, skilled in everything from proofreading to ghost writing. The key points for a writer to note are that: • having written the work they will know what they are trying to say and may miss ambiguities or loss of sense • they may be so familiar with the work that they may not see all the errors (the wood for the trees) • exciting authors are not necessarily the most skilled writers of grammar or spelling. That is why editing is so important! freelance writing job
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