Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
Beverly Matiko
Abstract
Editing is an integral part of publishing professional-level writing, but editing -- specifically copyediting -- can be very subjective, relying on the copyeditor's best judgment. For novice editors such as myself, this responsibility can be intimidating. For this research project, I formulated and tested a step-by-step copyediting procedure aimed at alleviating these jitters. After reading copyediting guides and interviewing four active copyeditors, I developed a procedure. I then tested that procedure on Timothy Huck's 115-page manuscript, The Lights of the Arno: A Novel. I conclude that even with a standardized editing methodology, editors will always need to rely on their subjective judgment.
Recommended Citation
Berglund, Nathan, "A Study in Red: The Codification and Practical Application of a Copyediting Procedure" (2015). Honors Theses. 115.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/115/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/115
Subject Area
Editing., Copy Editing.
Presentation Record URL
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/115/
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