Truth is, no one cares about your book as much as you do. So as much as I want to punt it, I remind myself of when I was so burnt out on Broken Heavens that I never reread it thru at this or copyedit stage, and we have a whole two pages where folks switch from riding dogs to bears and back again 🙃
November 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Truth is, no one cares about your book as much as you do. So as much as I want to punt it, I remind myself of when I was so burnt out on Broken Heavens that I never reread it thru at this or copyedit stage, and we have a whole two pages where folks switch from riding dogs to bears and back again 🙃
Whenever I watch car restoration videos, I get a hankering to take on a niche side gig. "Hi, I'm Harry. I copyedit, sell antique books, and rebuild 1960s muscle car carburetors."
November 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Whenever I watch car restoration videos, I get a hankering to take on a niche side gig. "Hi, I'm Harry. I copyedit, sell antique books, and rebuild 1960s muscle car carburetors."
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November 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Line Editing Examples: 10 Before-and-After Paragraphs, Plus Percy Shelley’s Real Edits to Frankenstein.
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Line Editing Examples: 10 Before-and-After Paragraphs, Plus Percy Shelley’s Real Edits to Frankenstein
Ten line editing examples with notes, a line edit vs copyedit comparison, Percy Shelley's real edits to Frankenstein, and 2026 line editing costs per word.
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November 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
If you love the look of this cheat sheet, and need a copyedit LOOK NO FURTHER!! Bailey is so lovely and even knows the difference between further/farther (unlike this cavewoman dev editor) 🥳
November 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
If you love the look of this cheat sheet, and need a copyedit LOOK NO FURTHER!! Bailey is so lovely and even knows the difference between further/farther (unlike this cavewoman dev editor) 🥳
This is a good point. People realize how much it costs to create Book.
My goal is only $500 for #s3, because I needed ISBNs. I have a person nice enough to copyedit for me. If I make more from the campaign, it goes into the edit fund.
Check out The Forgotten Princess, help indies fund.
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My goal is only $500 for #s3, because I needed ISBNs. I have a person nice enough to copyedit for me. If I make more from the campaign, it goes into the edit fund.
Check out The Forgotten Princess, help indies fund.
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Let's talk about The Forgotten Princess, and my campaign for it. I am asking for a certain amount of money, and I want to explain the WHY of it. As an indie self-pubbed author?
I hired an editor. A tried and true human editor who helped me shape The Backwards Knight.
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I hired an editor. A tried and true human editor who helped me shape The Backwards Knight.
1/4
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November 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I'm using this #stetsprint to finish another chapter of this second pass of a copyedit I'm working on. I've been very distracted this week (for a positive reason for once!) so I need to lock in 🏃
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November 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I'm using this #stetsprint to finish another chapter of this second pass of a copyedit I'm working on. I've been very distracted this week (for a positive reason for once!) so I need to lock in 🏃
How Much Does Copyediting Cost? An 80,000-Word Novel in 2026 (US and UK Rates, Hours and What a Copyedit Includes).
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How Much Does Copyediting Cost? An 80,000-Word Novel in 2026 (US and UK Rates, Hours and What a Copyedit Includes)
Copyediting costs $20 to $27 per 1,000 words (EFA 2026) and from £37.11 an hour in the UK. An 80,000-word novel: $1,600 to $2,160, or 32 to 53 hours.
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November 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
A nice thing about working on a game (Twine) that’s mobile-centric is that I can sneakily test/copyedit builds in places like waiting rooms.
November 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
A nice thing about working on a game (Twine) that’s mobile-centric is that I can sneakily test/copyedit builds in places like waiting rooms.
I'm barely halfway through the most cursed copyedit project I've encountered in a while, and I'm not sure if I'll ever finish. It's like that loop of Too Many Cooks only it's a bibliography.
November 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I'm barely halfway through the most cursed copyedit project I've encountered in a while, and I'm not sure if I'll ever finish. It's like that loop of Too Many Cooks only it's a bibliography.
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November 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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My copyedit (of my manuscript, that is) was delightfully eye-opening. Yes.
November 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
My copyedit (of my manuscript, that is) was delightfully eye-opening. Yes.
November 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I have the CMOS and Merriam-Webster tabs open whenever I copyedit. There's no way I could memorize so much. And I need to double check certain things because I don't trust my memory.
November 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I have the CMOS and Merriam-Webster tabs open whenever I copyedit. There's no way I could memorize so much. And I need to double check certain things because I don't trust my memory.
It's those little touches that makes having a human editor way better than AI. And although I'm not an author, I do get the spiraling. I did my first copyedit of a workbook and I'm on pins and needles about the feedback.
November 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It's those little touches that makes having a human editor way better than AI. And although I'm not an author, I do get the spiraling. I did my first copyedit of a workbook and I'm on pins and needles about the feedback.
Finished the first pass on my current copyedit and now working through my list of middle checks, which always feels like a weird mix of calming and stressing. 🤣 But it’s so satisfying once it all comes together because that second pass feels like such a smooth ride to the end.
November 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Finished the first pass on my current copyedit and now working through my list of middle checks, which always feels like a weird mix of calming and stressing. 🤣 But it’s so satisfying once it all comes together because that second pass feels like such a smooth ride to the end.
November 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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November 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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November 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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November 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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DON’T MISS 🔥 annanewallo.bsky.social ’s thriller ALL THE BROKEN GIRLS! A shattered documentarian tries to put her pieces back together by investigating a cult leader determined to keep his secrets and shatter her anew. I was honoured to copyedit. @kobobooks.bsky.social. #thriller #TBR bit.ly/4iKjgPg
All the Broken Girls eBook by A. S. Newallo - EPUB | Rakuten Kobo Canada
Read "All the Broken Girls" by A. S. Newallo available from Rakuten Kobo. She spent her career behind the lens, but now she's the subject of her own film. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Jo...
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November 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
DON’T MISS 🔥 annanewallo.bsky.social ’s thriller ALL THE BROKEN GIRLS! A shattered documentarian tries to put her pieces back together by investigating a cult leader determined to keep his secrets and shatter her anew. I was honoured to copyedit. @kobobooks.bsky.social. #thriller #TBR bit.ly/4iKjgPg
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November 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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The copyedit code of ethics requires neutrality on such matters.
October 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The copyedit code of ethics requires neutrality on such matters.
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October 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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