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Editing and How to Flip the Script.pptx
The document outlines four types of editing: developmental, line, copy, and proofreading, each focusing on different levels of the writing process. It emphasizes the importance of identifying which type of editing is most relevant to the writer's struggles and suggests evaluating the current editing practices in place. Additionally, it advises on reverse engineering the developmental editing process to effectively structure a story.
Editing and How to Flip the Script.pptx
- 1. Editing And How toFlip the Script
- 2. 4 Types ofEditing •Developmental Editing •“Big picture” editing •Think book-level structure
- 3. 4 Types ofEditing •Line Editing • Editing for clarity, flow •Think paragraph level •Good editors preserve author’s voice
- 4. 4 Types ofEditing •Copy Editing • Editing for grammar, usage, consistency •Think sentence level
- 5. 4 Types ofEditing •Proofreading • Editing for spelling, punctuation, typos, repeated words, extra spaces •Think word level
- 6. Which type ofediting is most important for your writing? Developmental Editing Line Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
- 7. Which type ofediting is most important for your writing? The area in which you struggle most. Developmental Editing Line Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
- 8. What editing doyou currently have in place for your work? Do you feel like it is adequate?
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- 10. Reverse engineer thedevelopmental editing process to tell a story.
- 12. For instance, doyour global story and individual scenes have: 1. Inciting Incident 2. Progressive Complications 3. Crisis 4. Climax 5. Resolution
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- 14. Editing And How toFlip the Script