How To Edit: Copy Editing Tutorial #1

Video breakdown of a copy edit.

[@friedananyeni-kanyemba]

I like the way information is presented here.

[@briankelly1817]

Thanks! This was well done instructional. I'm looking forward to doing copy editing so this is quite helpful for me.

[@Superlativesweetie]

Some of these tips are right for the wrong reason. E.g. 30: "Most blogs have either no call to action, or beat you over the head with it." The reason "either" goes before "have" is not because of awkward phrasing, it's because "either" introduces two alternates. To put it after "have" is to say the two alternates pertain to that verb (i.e. "Most blogs have either no CTA or one CTA, and some beat you over the head with it"). In this case, the author is trying to say the two alternates are a) having no CTAs or b) having CTAs with which they beat you over the head. Since having something is one of the alternates, "either" as a word that introduces the alternates has to go before. Also, "it" pertains to the call to action, not the blogs. The blogs are the subject of the sentence, the CTA is the object of the verb "have" and "it" is an object pronoun representing the CTA. Since "call to action" in "no call to action" is singular, "it" is correct.

[@amosnyonga7569]

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[@tinaforcier6234]

Informative video. Easy to follow along. :)

[@loraowens9679]

I*truly* like your copyediting videos. I like that the mark ups are red for removed text and blue for additions. My Word Track Changes are all the same color. What word processing program are you using?

[@iwillbelight2]

Thank you! This is truly helpful.

[@ututegift792]

Nice, I love the way you cut the flab and unnecessary words.

[@7Bloodfire]

More of a line edit than a grammar and mechanics take on copyediting.

[@brandierae]

Completely agree. This is almost entirely out of scope for copyediting.

[@7Bloodfire]

Line edits can be done sooooo many ways.

[@marshdan1817]

Very nice. Good work with it.

[@brianmwenda5122]

Thanks for the copy editing tutorial. Where does one learn copy editing?

[@ClarkChamberlain]

Awesome :-)

[@thegreenlantern9709]

Thank you Sir, you are a smart man.

[@thegreenlantern9709]

Error; I should have sayed: Thanks, that was clever. More meaningful and has less flab.

[@Anuj-tiwari]

Please upload more videos.

[@cmkislay2133]

You could add a link to your website in the description box. Just saying.

[@irenelopez3235]

Hey...is your website no longer running?

[@rahulkumar-mo5fp]

Thanks

[@robjohnston1114]

A beacon shouts? Really?

[@drorhen]

Helpful Thanks for posting

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[@usamaawan803]

Point 8: Have a logo or header grab READER'S attention.

[@burkleyboo2548]

"Remove the word 'that' and you should do THAT." Well then