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3/23/2010 Effective Editing ECS 3167 CW/CT FOCUS Wh t ki d f What kind of an edit are dit you being asked to do? What is your relationship to the writer? 1 3/23/2010 Reminders Substantive Strength / quality of analysis and

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Effective Editing

ECS 3167 CW/CT

FOCUS

Wh t ki d f dit What kind of an edit are you being asked to do? What is your relationship to the writer?

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Reminders

Substantive

  • Strength / quality of

analysis and conclusions (biological and policy)

  • Structure / organization

Copy-editing

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  • Fact-checking

/completeness of data

  • Tone / style
  • Grammar / typo

PEERS Biologists Policy Administrators SUBORDINATES Developmental Responsibility? Short-Term Long-Term

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PEERS Biologists Policy Administrators SUBORDINATES Developmental Responsibility? Short-Term Long-Term

Spotlight on the Writer

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3 Tips

  • 1. Separate praise from criticism.
  • 2. Group mistakes into categories.
  • 3. Limit your feedback.

It’s All About the Feedback!

  • 1. Praise, praise, praise.
  • 2. Ask questions.
  • 3. Establish a checklist.
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The Subversive Copy Editor

  • Periodical
  • Book
  • Freelance

Spotlight on the Reader

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Three Cardinal Rules

  • Careful
  • Transparent
  • Flexible

Careful

G t b i b it l ifi Grammar must be precise because it clarifies the content. Style must be consistent because it makes the document easier to process the document easier to process. Rules may need to be broken for the sake of clarity and communication.

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DO NO HARM

  • 1. Ignorant of grammar or style.
  • 2. Confuses grammar with style.
  • 3. Enjoys the power trip.

Careful

  • Know Your Grammar—refer to it.
  • Know Your Style Manual—read it.
  • Post tips till they’re mastered. Then post

new ones.

  • Figure out the right answer AND the right

way to do it way to do it.

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Transparent

I ~~ You ~~ We

Transparent

  • 1. Assume the author is the content expert.
  • 2. Ask before making major changes.
  • 3. Don’t make “silent” changes.
  • 4. Stay in clear, constant communication.
  • 5. Maintain a professional demeanor.
  • 6. Learn to say YES.
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Flexible

  • 1. Pick your battles.
  • 2. Admit when you’re wrong.
  • 3. Ask for help.

When You Disagree…

…explain your reasoning, in terms of the reader in terms of the reader, and ask for an alternative solution.

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Dangerous Manuscripts

Mindless Tasks

  • 1. Automate.
  • 2. Delegate.
  • 3. Reevaluate.
  • 4. Accept your Fate.

Complex Tasks

  • 1. Is it wrong?

p y

  • 2. Is it confusing?
  • 3. Is it ugly?
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BACKUP! Master C Read-Only Files BACKUP! Clean t th T i l R Copy Folders

  • ut the

Garbage! Fonts & Colors Trial Runs

Resources

  • Saller, Carol Fisher. The Subversive Copy Editor: Or, How

to Negotiate Good Relationships with your Writers, Your to Negotiate Good Relationships with your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009.

  • Zweifel, Frances W. A Handbook of Biological Illustration.
  • Experienced Editors’ Wisdom.

www.Edsguild.org/wisdom.htm

  • Hart Geoff Effective On Screen Editing www Geoff
  • Hart, Geoff. Effective On-Screen Editing. www.Geoff-

hart.com

  • The Word MVP Site. www.Wordmvps.org