tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post9058776346681103416..comments2023-10-29T06:46:47.858-05:00Comments on brooke johnson's blog: revising a manuscript - line-editsBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-26461258897713353622011-02-15T13:14:52.626-06:002011-02-15T13:14:52.626-06:00I have to teach my students NOT to do line editing...I have to teach my students NOT to do line editing before I re-teach them HOW to do line editing. As you said, high school graduates sadly think that line editing and revision are directly synonymous concepts. Still, it is an essential step in itself once its role is understood by the writer. (Hmm...I opted to use passive voice to achieve better parallelism in that last sentence; should I change it?)M.A. Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684310715782293880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-43437513904386892042011-02-15T10:49:24.375-06:002011-02-15T10:49:24.375-06:00I'll get on board with this. Line editing is o...I'll get on board with this. Line editing is one of the parts of beta reading that I enjoy the most. However, I think it's important to impress on amateur writers (including myself in this category) that line-edits are the last part of revision. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I will fix a typo or weak sentence structure as I'm reading to pick up the threads of the story, but I learned the hard way that expending energy line editing my manuscript *before* looking at the larger revision needs (such as inconsistencies that require rewrites or removal, and large general cuts) means I've just wasted a whole lot of energy editing chunks of the book that I won't use, and adding more that I will just have to line edit again later.<br /><br />That said, I think your point about categorizing the line edits is really interesting, though I'm not sure I could ignore the grammar oopsies. I'm looking forward to the checklist. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.com