Copyediting and Proofreading

Submitted by gingerert on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 4:32pm

This session will address a broad range of issues regarding copyediting and proofreading:
- What is copyediting?
- What is proofreading?
- How to get started
- Common mistakes and how to avoid them
- How to be a better writer, using the techniques of a copyeditor
- Proofreading your own work
- Tools of the trade
- How to be a freelancer in this field.

Session Category: 
editing & publishing
Preferred Session Time: 
Mid-day
Year: 
WriteCamp 2010

Comments

Sounds great!

Submitted by niki333 on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 10:12am.

Sounds great!

I think this is great but do

Submitted by jbdrydenco on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 1:59pm.

I think this is great but do remember that sessions are only about 45 minutes each. You might want to focus a session on a single topic and expand from there -- don't feel like like you can't host more than one session.

I've no problem hosting more

Submitted by gingerert on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 1:05pm.

I've no problem hosting more than one session if there's enough interest. Perhaps I'll wait for more feedback and see if there are some more specific areas people would like me to focus on. Thanks!

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