Copyediting insight for the current moment
The terms honeypot and honey trap seem to be frequently used interchangeably, and the people who attempt to assign them separate meanings seem never to agree on what those separate meanings are.
So 🤷🏻♂️.
So 🤷🏻♂️.
November 10, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Copyediting insight for the current moment
Final go at this manuscript. Copyediting/tracking down footnotes that vanished over the editing period.
Canada in Decline, Vol. 3 -- Democratic Collapse is already available for pre-sale! Get it now
Canada in Decline, Vol. 3 -- Democratic Collapse is already available for pre-sale! Get it now
November 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Final go at this manuscript. Copyediting/tracking down footnotes that vanished over the editing period.
Canada in Decline, Vol. 3 -- Democratic Collapse is already available for pre-sale! Get it now
Canada in Decline, Vol. 3 -- Democratic Collapse is already available for pre-sale! Get it now
One of the odd quirky things about copyediting is noticing patterns and trends in duplicate character names
November 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
One of the odd quirky things about copyediting is noticing patterns and trends in duplicate character names
Going through the publisher's copyediting on my forthcoming book SNOWBLIND tonight, and the copy editor is occasionally astonished by developments in the story. Reading their little notes is great, like getting to run a mini-focus group before the book goes out into the world.
November 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Going through the publisher's copyediting on my forthcoming book SNOWBLIND tonight, and the copy editor is occasionally astonished by developments in the story. Reading their little notes is great, like getting to run a mini-focus group before the book goes out into the world.
So, I'm trying out a Substack newsletter, "A Nice Derangement of Words," that publishes every other week. This weekend's focus was copyediting and philosophy.
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Copyediting and philosophy (part 3)
Language, power, and copyediting
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November 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
So, I'm trying out a Substack newsletter, "A Nice Derangement of Words," that publishes every other week. This weekend's focus was copyediting and philosophy.
substack.com/@malcolmkeat...
substack.com/@malcolmkeat...
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November 11, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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One reason why copyediting is so important...punctuation can completely change the meaning of a sentence! 📝
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Good morning, fellow creatives! I'm back into the WIP, and chugging along. Progress! Also, ideas for book #4 are percolating in the gray matter. 😊 Where do you stand on the Oxford comma? I use them.
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November 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
One reason why copyediting is so important...punctuation can completely change the meaning of a sentence! 📝
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Some copyediting for you:
“Since the start of this school year, at least two students on these devices were hit by vehicles driven by adults that probably should have been paying better attention.”
I once studied journalism, and it’s this endless bullshit that made me decide against doing that.
“Since the start of this school year, at least two students on these devices were hit by vehicles driven by adults that probably should have been paying better attention.”
I once studied journalism, and it’s this endless bullshit that made me decide against doing that.
November 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Some copyediting for you:
“Since the start of this school year, at least two students on these devices were hit by vehicles driven by adults that probably should have been paying better attention.”
I once studied journalism, and it’s this endless bullshit that made me decide against doing that.
“Since the start of this school year, at least two students on these devices were hit by vehicles driven by adults that probably should have been paying better attention.”
I once studied journalism, and it’s this endless bullshit that made me decide against doing that.
Line editing works on how sentences read. Copyediting fixes grammar and consistency. Proofreading catches typos, and comes last. See one paragraph go through all three. #booksky #amediting
Copyediting vs Line Editing vs Proofreading: One Paragraph, Three Edits
Copyediting vs line editing vs proofreading, shown on one paragraph edited three ways, with 2026 rates per word, a checklist and the right order of edits.
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November 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Line editing works on how sentences read. Copyediting fixes grammar and consistency. Proofreading catches typos, and comes last. See one paragraph go through all three. #booksky #amediting
Playing Zero Parades for Dead Spies, I got a poem accepted by a literary magazine under false pretenses so I could infiltrate a secret basement prison, where I was caught and tortured by... a copyeditor? TOO REAL. ("You're beginning to suspect this woman has no copyediting experience *whatsoever*!”)
November 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Playing Zero Parades for Dead Spies, I got a poem accepted by a literary magazine under false pretenses so I could infiltrate a secret basement prison, where I was caught and tortured by... a copyeditor? TOO REAL. ("You're beginning to suspect this woman has no copyediting experience *whatsoever*!”)
I'm already plotting a donation for next time since I wasn't able to this time around. I hope folks are ready for fancy custom jewelry AND time with a copyediting pro.
November 12, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I'm already plotting a donation for next time since I wasn't able to this time around. I hope folks are ready for fancy custom jewelry AND time with a copyediting pro.
*of course* kevin rothrock, the ukraine-hating american collaborator of meduza dot io is using autoconfabulators (his favourite is grok) for everything, starting from copyediting to translation, and it's using an “agentic browser”.
commendable opsec, one hopes that his rare human sources are aware.
commendable opsec, one hopes that his rare human sources are aware.
November 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
*of course* kevin rothrock, the ukraine-hating american collaborator of meduza dot io is using autoconfabulators (his favourite is grok) for everything, starting from copyediting to translation, and it's using an “agentic browser”.
commendable opsec, one hopes that his rare human sources are aware.
commendable opsec, one hopes that his rare human sources are aware.
General PSA because this happens EVERY time I'm openly looking for a job: Please do not send copyediting jobs to copywriter friends and vice versa, unless you know they want to do both. These are two DIFFERENT jobs!
November 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
General PSA because this happens EVERY time I'm openly looking for a job: Please do not send copyediting jobs to copywriter friends and vice versa, unless you know they want to do both. These are two DIFFERENT jobs!
@finalfinalgirl.bsky.social and I just finished all copyediting on her forthcoming ROT GRRRL MOVEMENT and are prepping those ARCs!
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November 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
@finalfinalgirl.bsky.social and I just finished all copyediting on her forthcoming ROT GRRRL MOVEMENT and are prepping those ARCs!
If you want to get in on this coming-of-rage female rage dystopian hellscape body horror novella, join our ARC team here: whisperhousepress.com/horror-arc-r...
#Horror
If you want to get in on this coming-of-rage female rage dystopian hellscape body horror novella, join our ARC team here: whisperhousepress.com/horror-arc-r...
#Horror
Playing around with Grok, and it's just not very good at translation or copyediting tasks. As a model in the Aside Browser, it's also wildly slow compared to Opus and Sol. Going to play around with Muse next, which is at least very cheap on "contributor" mode.
November 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Playing around with Grok, and it's just not very good at translation or copyediting tasks. As a model in the Aside Browser, it's also wildly slow compared to Opus and Sol. Going to play around with Muse next, which is at least very cheap on "contributor" mode.
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I currently offer:
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Manuscript Evaluations
Line Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Sensitivity Reading
and free beta reading if I have time!
November 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#StetChat A1
I currently offer:
Manuscript Evaluations
Line Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Sensitivity Reading
and free beta reading if I have time!
I currently offer:
Manuscript Evaluations
Line Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Sensitivity Reading
and free beta reading if I have time!
It's kind of amazing that RFK Jr manages to be antisemitic _even when attempting to praise & support_ Miller. There is clearly no one copyediting any of these fools.
Oh no don't unleash the Kraken, please don't make the face of this administration the most unlikeable piece of shit this country has ever seen pushing the exact same policies the American people just kicked into the sun, oh no
Another Cabinet Secretary comes out to full-throatedly endorse Stephen Miller, whose obsession with mass deportation likely cost the GOP Texas at the minimum.
November 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It's kind of amazing that RFK Jr manages to be antisemitic _even when attempting to praise & support_ Miller. There is clearly no one copyediting any of these fools.
FAQ
Q. What's the first thing done to a manuscript in preparation for copyediting, design, etc.?
A. Deletion of all double spaces.
Q. When was the last time a book was published with double spaces after periods?
A. Before anyone here was born.
Q. But in typing cla
A. No one cares.
Q. What's the first thing done to a manuscript in preparation for copyediting, design, etc.?
A. Deletion of all double spaces.
Q. When was the last time a book was published with double spaces after periods?
A. Before anyone here was born.
Q. But in typing cla
A. No one cares.
November 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
FAQ
Q. What's the first thing done to a manuscript in preparation for copyediting, design, etc.?
A. Deletion of all double spaces.
Q. When was the last time a book was published with double spaces after periods?
A. Before anyone here was born.
Q. But in typing cla
A. No one cares.
Q. What's the first thing done to a manuscript in preparation for copyediting, design, etc.?
A. Deletion of all double spaces.
Q. When was the last time a book was published with double spaces after periods?
A. Before anyone here was born.
Q. But in typing cla
A. No one cares.
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November 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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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
This is a View from the Overlook, as it were.
You’ll see the results next summer.
You’ll see the results next summer.
November 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This is a View from the Overlook, as it were.
You’ll see the results next summer.
You’ll see the results next summer.
Last-minute copyediting tweaks to the note before we pass it to the bank teller. ("Hang on, I forget, are we doing Chicago style or AP for number style?")
a hot greasy rotisserie chicken would be super cool to shoot thru one!
November 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Last-minute copyediting tweaks to the note before we pass it to the bank teller. ("Hang on, I forget, are we doing Chicago style or AP for number style?")
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November 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Form rejections tell you no, never why. In a manuscript assessment an editor reads your whole book and writes an honest report on plot, pacing and character, and what to fix first. #booksky #amquerying