Your guide to the five levels of editing (infographic)

Your guide to the five levels of editing (infographic)

ByJosh Bernoff

In my experience, a big challenge for writers is the inappropriate edit. You know, the guy who corrects spelling errors in your outline, or wants to rearrange the whole thing during the proofreading stage. In fact, only 32% of business writers say that their process for collecting and combining feedback works well. I’ve written before…

Editing week, Level 3: Productive paragraph- and line-editing

Editing week, Level 3: Productive paragraph- and line-editing

ByJosh Bernoff

Today’s question is simple: how can an editor and author collaborate to make a draft better? The editor must function as “first reader” and provide feedback that explains problems, not just solves them. That’s how you make writers smarter. Assume you’re reading a draft as the main editor for a piece of writing. First, figure out…