ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Curious about what my copyediting process looks like? I’m giving you a sneak peek in this episode of The Modern Editor Podcast. Listen in as I share the 10 quick searches I run every single time I start a new copyediting project.
Something I love about editing is that everyone has a different process, and I appreciate learning from others. This is a glimpse into the process that works for me, so take what you like and see if it works with your own process. There’s no one right way to edit.
Important Sections:- (1:35) Why I Like to Run Prechecks
- (3:35) Extra Spaces
- (4:25) -ly Adverbs with Hyphens
- (5:00) Further and Farther
- (5:33) Halves
- (6:19) Compounds
- (6:51) Words That End in “Like”
- (7:46) Commonly Confused Words
- (8:45) Comma With Internal or Terminal To, Either, or Though
- (9:47) Double Punctuation
- (10:28) Straight Apostrophes and Straight Quotes
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