tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post4805853222636690867..comments2023-08-05T17:50:44.677-07:00Comments on Kelsey's Notebook: Indie e-Con: Copyediting Walk-ThroughKelsey Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-68116786801304643522017-03-26T18:32:39.136-07:002017-03-26T18:32:39.136-07:00Thank you, Deborah! I'm glad you thought so. I...Thank you, Deborah! I'm glad you thought so. I didn't participate in the conference as much as I'd hoped, either. <br />That's neat you remember this section! It was kinda fun to fill it with typos, so I'm happy you enjoyed it. It is like a puzzle, isn't it? I hadn't thought of it that way before! But I guess copyeditors like us have fun with stuff like that. :DKelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-50367205272396059512017-03-24T21:16:32.726-07:002017-03-24T21:16:32.726-07:00Very neat post! Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed your...Very neat post! Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed your contributions to the Indie E-Con, and the whole thing in general, although I was too busy to participate as much as I'd have liked, I'm afraid... I remember this section from England Adventure! Fun! I noticed nearly all of the mistakes in the example, and I'm excusing myself for the other ones by reason of a tired brain. ;) Anyways, so fun! Fixing errors like that is so fun, and so it was a neat little puzzle/game/thingamy. :DDeborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-89395110346975927682017-03-21T12:47:10.504-07:002017-03-21T12:47:10.504-07:00Copyediting is nice because there's such well-...Copyediting is nice because there's such well-established rules to follow! :) You have a great point about commas. <br />I wish I could have included more examples of common mistakes, but I had to draw the line somewhere. Thank you for your comment!Kelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-86926138835203499782017-03-21T12:44:29.357-07:002017-03-21T12:44:29.357-07:00I'm fine with editing pretty much anything exc...I'm fine with editing pretty much anything except horror, erotica, or books with a lot of profanity. Partly why I like editing so much is the variety of books I get to work on. :)Kelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-26717779262402573382017-03-21T11:57:16.971-07:002017-03-21T11:57:16.971-07:00Great examples! I too love copyediting; it's p...Great examples! I too love copyediting; it's probably my favorite type of editing. When I copyedit for other people, I most often correct comma usage. Some authors seem to insert them everywhere and some seem to have a quarrel with them...and my job is to even things out. :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02320910373401276845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-45102435393049757532017-03-21T10:53:08.220-07:002017-03-21T10:53:08.220-07:00Do you have a preference as to the kinds of books ...Do you have a preference as to the kinds of books you edit? I write medieval non-magical fantasy, sci-fi, and some contemporary, for example. :)Rachel Rossanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-33750748983644939992017-03-21T10:19:35.821-07:002017-03-21T10:19:35.821-07:00Great question, Rachel. Thanks for asking! When th...Great question, Rachel. Thanks for asking! When the manuscript is finished to the author's satisfaction and ready for publishing, but before it's formatted as a book, is when I would copyedit it.Kelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-61321270429051216582017-03-21T10:13:19.619-07:002017-03-21T10:13:19.619-07:00When in the editing process do you recommend an au...When in the editing process do you recommend an author use your copyediting services?Rachel Rossanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984724805729525522noreply@blogger.com