May 20
Copy Editing: Results
Posted: under Editing, the writing life.
Tags: the writing life May 20th, 2011
820 pages have now been gone over in detail one direction, front to back. Next comes the (usually faster) reverse sequence, back to front. I’ve already seen all the CE’s marks, and have made most (sometimes all) of my marks. More “stets” may be applied, or some “stets” may be withdrawn. Usually, in the last half of a book, both CE and I are getting sick of it, and begin to do things mechanically in a way that’s not best for you readers. So if I have the time I always go backwards on the second run.