The Editing Podcast

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise talk about choosing the right kind of editor to suit your publishing needs. Listen to find out more about:budgetwriting expertiseediting expertisegenre or subjectpersonality fittime framepublishing goalsaudienceEditing bitesJoel Friedlander’s Self-Publishing: Carnival of the IndiesTim Lewis’s Begin Self-publishing PodcastOther resourcesBegin Self-Publishing Podcast, Episode 104: Denise Cowle on non-fiction editingBegin Self-Publishing Podcast, Episode 108: Louise Harnby on fiction editingDenise and LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)Music credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise discuss how much professional editing might cost if you decide to hire a third party. Listen to find out how the following could impact on the fee you’re quoted:The individual editorWhich industry surveys and reports you readThe required turnaround timeThe speed at which the editor worksHow terminology might confuse quotationsHow complex the project isPlus:How editors present feesWhat editing fees have to cover: editing and business overheadsEditing bitesEverybody Writes: Your Go-to Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (Ann Handley)How NOT to Write a Novel: 200 Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs if You Ever Want to Get Published (Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman)Denise and LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)Music credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise look at why you might want to invest in hiring an editor rather than doing it all yourself.Listen to find out more about:Time restrictionsLosing your mojoFresh eyesProfessional training and experienceEditing bitesOn Writing by Stephen King (Hodder, 2012) Links to professional editorial societies (worldwide)Other resources Is hiring a developmental editor cheating? (Molly McCowan) Why the Grammar Police aren’t cool (Denise Cowle) What makes a good fiction editor? (Louise Harnby)Ask us a questionThe easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button.Denise and LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)Music credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise demystify publishing language – the terms professionals use to describe the parts of a book – so that you can talk with confidence about your text. Listen to find out more about:the beginning (or front matter; prelims), the main or body text and the end matter (or back matter)part titles, half titles, and title pagesforewords and prefacesacknowledgementspages, page numbers, and foliosdouble page spreads (DPSs)rectos and versosrunning heads and running feetdrop caps or dropped capitalschapter dropsappendices and glossariesfootnotes and endnotesbibliographies, references, and indexesEditing bitesThe Chicago Manual of Style New Hart’s RulesIndexing societiesAmerican Society for IndexingAssociation of Southern African Indexers and BibliographersAustralia and New Zealand Society of IndexersChina Society of Indexers (site in Chinese)Deutsches Netzwerk der Indexer/German Network of IndexersIndexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexationNederlands Indexers Netwerk/Netherlands Indexing NetworkSociety of Indexers (UK)Ask us a questionThe easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button.Denise and LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)Louise Harnby | Proofreader &...

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise discuss the different levels of editing, why editing is worth doing, the order of play, and how perfection is impossible in one pass. Listen to find out more about:Mimicking the mainstream publishing industryBuilding a fan baseShaping: Developmental editing and manuscript critiques (macro/story level)Smoothing: Line editing (micro/sentence level)Correcting: Copyediting (micro/sentence level)Quality control: Proofreading (micro/sentence level)The logical order of playMaking time for several passesEditing bites‘Which level of editing do you need?’ (booklet by Louise Harnby)Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print (2nd ed.) (book by Renni Browne and Dave King)‘Self-editing a non-fiction book’ (blog post by Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn)How to Write Non-Fiction: Turn Your Knowledge into Words (book by Joanna Penn)Sign up for alerts about our publicationsWant to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development. Sign up for alerts and we'll let you know when our publications are live and how to order: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1aSupport The Editing PodcastTip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/supportJoin our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. patreon.com/editingpodcastDenise and LouiseDenise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.comLouise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editingMusic credit'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacityLicence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/