Hi, I'm Kasia Trojanowska — a copy-editor, proofreader and text (layout) designer. My family tell me the thing I do best in life is editing, so that's what I do for a living. And when I'm not working on an edit, I read and write and talk about editing. If this sounds like the last thing you'd want to do, save yourself and leave this page now! If not, scroll down to my editing blog.
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Editing blog
How to find an editor
You’ve done the hard bit – you’ve laboured on a manuscript for weeks or even months and now you’ve started to think about publication. But you know it needs editing and so you start looking for an editor. With countless individuals offering their services, as well as a great number of editing companies, how do …
Why is there a typo in my book?!
Imagine this – you just bought a book. Still fresh from the bookshop, you open it on the first page, start reading and suddenly, an odd-looking word catches your attention – whoa, why is this word here?! You think about it for a brief second and then move on, because the book is interesting and …
What makes a good copy-editor?
I recently spoke to students on a publishing degree about the roles of copy-editors and proofreaders. One of the topics we covered was how to become a copy-editor. And it’s an interesting question, because it touches on something I’ve been thinking about for a while – what makes a good copy-editor? Knowing your grammar, BSI …