The Editing Podcast

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise talk about style sheets, and how they’ll help you keep track of the key themes in your book, and ensure consistency along the way.

Listen to find out more about:

• Style sheets – what they are and why they’re useful
• What to include in your style sheet
• Which types of written content benefit from a style sheet
• Style sheets for authors and editors
• Two industry-recognized style guides

• Course: Editing with Style Sheets
• Blog: Creating your own style sheet

• Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
• Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

‘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 sample edits – what they are, how they can help, and who they’re useful for.

Listen to find out more about:

• Asking for multiple sample edits of the same material
• What to expect from sample line/copyedits versus proofreads
• Best versus best fit
• Pricing: are they free?
• Samples and scheduling
• Samples and filtering for ‘Frankenedits’
• Obligations and safe spaces

• Directory of Editorial Services: Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)
• FutureLearn writing courses (free): Start Writing Fiction (OU), An Introduction to Screenwriting (UEA), Introduction to Forensic Science (University of Strathclyde; crime writers will find this useful)

Plus:

'Is Hiring a Developmental Editor Cheating?' by Molly McCowan

You can access transcripts of this episode via Denise and Louise's websites:

• Denise Cowle
• Louise Harnby

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• Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
• Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod...

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:

• budget
• writing expertise
• editing expertise
• genre or subject
• personality fit
• time frame
• publishing goals
• audience

• Joel Friedlander’s Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies
• Tim Lewis’s Begin Self-publishing Podcast

• Begin Self-Publishing Podcast, Episode 104: Denise Cowle on non-fiction editing
• Begin Self-Publishing Podcast, Episode 108: Louise Harnby on fiction editing

• Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
• Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

‘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 editor
• Which industry surveys and reports you read
• The required turnaround time
• The speed at which the editor works
• How terminology might confuse quotations
• How complex the project is

Plus:

• How editors present fees
• What editing fees have to cover: editing and business overheads

• Everybody 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 Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
• Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

‘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 restrictions
• Losing your mojo
• Fresh eyes
• Professional training and experience

• On Writing by Stephen King (Hodder, 2012)
• Links to professional editorial societies (worldwide)

• 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)

The 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 Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
• Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

‘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 pages
• forewords and prefaces
• acknowledgements
• pages, page numbers, and folios
• double page spreads (DPSs)
• rectos and versos
• running heads and running feet
• drop caps or dropped capitals
• chapter drops
• appendices and glossaries
• footnotes and endnotes
• bibliographies, references, and indexes

• The Chicago Manual of Style
• New Hart’s Rules

• American Society for Indexing
• Association of Southern African Indexers and Bibliographers
• Australia and New Zealand Society of Indexers
• China Society of Indexers (site in Chinese)
• Deutsches Netzwerk der Indexer/German Network of Indexers
• Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexation
• Nederlands Indexers Netwerk/Netherlands Indexing Network
• Society of Indexers (UK)

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• Denise 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 industry
• Building a fan base
• Shaping: 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 play
• Making time for several passes

• ‘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)

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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