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    From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing
    From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing
    From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing
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    From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing

    By Seraphina Wilde

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    "From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing" by Seraphina Wilde is an essential guide for writers looking to elevate their work from initial drafts to polished masterpieces. With insights from Marilyn Schwartz, a senior editor at LLH and a seasoned writing coach, this book delves into the transformative power of effective editing. Discover the intricacies of the editorial process, from critiquing a first draft to the meticulous steps of proofreading. Learn how to view your writing through a critical lens, ensuring clarity, coherence, and relevance for your readers. Schwartz's innovative tagging technique in Microsoft Word offers a practical tool for making implicit reasoning explicit, helping writers and editors alike to clearly convey their message. Whether you're working on a dynamic magazine article or a static piece, this book provides the blueprint for achieving your writing goals. Unleash the potential of your writing with "From Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRWG Publishing
    Release dateJul 9, 2024
    ISBN9791223054130

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      From Draft to Masterpiece - Seraphina Wilde

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      Introduction

      Good editing produces great writing. This is the mantra embraced by the editors of Draft to Masterpiece: The Art of Editing. How, then, does editing make a difference? The Draft to Masterpiece team invited Marilyn Schwartz, a senior editor at LLH and a writing coach (among other things), to talk with us about the editorial process. What emerged was a multi-faceted look at how to approach a piece of writing with changes in mind. From the beginnings of critiquing a first draft to the presentation of the final copy, editing involves everything from big picture rethinking to simple proofreading. By looking at a piece of writing as a whole, editors can focus on its intended purpose and its relevance to readership. They will be looking critically at the draft to assess where its problem areas are, and to find out how it can be improved. Such an approach will lay the groundwork for effective editing steps. At this point Schwartz suggests using the tag function in Microsoft Word. By summarizing the intent of each paragraph in a few words, and attaching the summary to the paragraph in the form of a hidden tag, the writer and editor can gain a clear picture of what information is being presented and why. This is a way to make implicit reasoning explicit, said Schwartz. An essential editing task is to ensure that points are clearly presented and are logically following one from the next. When writing and editing magazines and other publications, one often isn't sure what or where the article will be at the end—magazines change their minds and hence the overall purpose can often be a little hazy. The tagging technique is useful in this situation for clarifying the writer's intent. A static article can also benefit from a clear blueprint summarizing the most important points or the desired message. In any case, says Schwartz, it's answering the question of what you really want to accomplish here.

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      The Importance of Editing

      There is a misconception that editing is simply looking for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. Although it does involve this, it is also a complex process which involves much more. The ultimate aim is to help the writer to progressively improve the quality of the piece to a point where it can be considered finished and ready for submission. This is achieved through constant revisiting and reworking of the piece. Editing seeks to identify an intended meaning of the text, and then make that meaning clearer and more impactful to the

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