Editusrex’s Comments (group member since Apr 18, 2015)

Editusrex’s comments from the To Boldly Go ... Split Infinitives and All group.

What about books you've started, but because they read as if they weren't seen by a copyeditor or proofreader, let alone an editor, you just had to put down?

Got to admit it . . . I would've loved to have edited or even proofread any (all) of the Harry Potters!

What about you?

You're reading what?

I'm working my way through two . . . The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins and The Three-Body ProblemLiu Cixin.

Author was very appreciative.

Style guides, grammar books, those with tips for freelancing or full-time jobs, best exercises?

The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer Keys / Amy Einsohn

Substance & Style: Instruction and Practice in Copyediting / Mary Stoughton

Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading / Peggy Smith

I haven't broken down and made any stamps yet. I use the typewriter, pencil, and comment box tools mostly. My "penciling" no longer really looks wobbly. So proud :D.

When you're marking up a pdf, do you use the stamps?

(whatever page you land on) . . . type the fifth sentence on the left page.

Insert the book/author.

I'm a copyeditor and proofreader with more than 20 years' experience working as both a freelancer and full-time in-house editorial (sort of) jack-of-all trades.

Attention to grammatical order has always been my thing. The love of reading came first, and then it was a natural follow that I started paying attention to style and word choice.

I have two sons who are both avid readers and love to catch typos, misspellings . . . anything problematic in a book. They're in the teen years, both parts difficult and delightfully "dance to the beat of their own drum" excited about everything. They're my world.

Finally, after several years of reading solely for work and not much for myself, I've decided to get back on the pleasure-reading horse and find whatever strikes my fancy (whether it's something I've read before or a book I've just been introduced to) and inundate myself.

Coffee appreciator, long-work-commuter, busy mom . . . book person and editor. It's me.

Based on the word above you, add the first word that pops into your mind . . .

afternoon