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EllenJP's avatar

As a COPY editor ... I really enjoyed you enlightening so many about what happens in publishing! It's usually not the kind of work anyone cares to hear about. Many people are defensive when it comes to their writing or spelling or grammar (assuming it's not "up to par"), and I've learned to keep my mouth shut before I offer any corrections or suggestions (outside of work). Still, I love trying to make someone's writing as clear and as perfectly written as possible -- so I'll be here going at it! (Also already pre-ordered your book; I'm so curious to see how it's expanded from your Tweet!)

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Beth's avatar

I've always wondered what the difference is between an editor and a copy editor- this made it so much clearer to me than when I've googled it! Very interesting to get insight on what happens behind-the-scenes for a book to be published!

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