Writing Advice

Kinds of Editing

Kinds of Editing

You’ve probably seen terms like copy editing and proofreading but not known the difference between them. Knowing the different kinds of editing will help you get more out of your relationship with your editor. There are four kinds of editing: developmental, substantive, copy, and proofreading.

Inaccessible Academic Writing: Jargon vs. Prepositions

Inaccessible Academic Writing: Jargon vs. Prepositions

When a writer puts one prepositional relationship in relation to another, inevitably by way of more prepositions, they demand the reader perform a kind of juggling act—keeping a number of objects in the air whilst attending to the relationships between them.