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Editing For Style And Tone

by shadostarr

Every good freelance editor knows that one of the initial stages
of editing text is to check the accuracy of the piece, and that
means correcting where necessary the facts and figures as well as
the punctuation and grammar. In most of the work that you will
do, this is a big part of what the client will expect.

However, there is a grey area called style that you'll need to
look at as well. Many fiction editor jobs that you will come
across will allow for a certain leniency in the changes you make
when it comes to style, and that's not to say that business
materials don't demand a critical eye for the same thing, just
often not on the same level as a story or novel.

Still, it's crucial to remember here that everyone who writes
has their own style that includes sentence structure and length
as well as word choice to name just a few elements. Keeping that
in mind means that you'll need to be especially aware that the
changes you make are not interfering with the intended way the
writer expresses themselves.

This means that the freelance editor should be wary about making
style changes and limit these to situations where it's clear that
the original's intended meaning is muddled due to the choice of
words , sentence structure or length used. Style should also be
altered when it is inappropriate for the intended audience. For
example, colloquial language would have no place in an academic
manuscript, and formal paragraphs that used technical jargon
would be unsuitable for a pulp magazine.

Remember that style and tone are often closely related and it's
often part of the fiction editor jobs that are available that you
be able to carefully navigate between the two without changing
the author's voice. This can be especially difficult since often
only the person who wrote the piece 'hears' their intended
cadence. It's best here to know at least something about what the
author is trying to say with the work and why they are trying to
say it.

One of the biggest mistakes that an even an otherwise good
fiction editor can make is to inadvertently change either of
these factors, especially in a work of fiction where certain
colloquialisms and dialogue may be intended characterizations
that are better left alone.
One of the cardinal rules that any freelance editor observes
when approaching any of the fiction editor jobs they might come
across is that the job is about enhancing the author's voice and
not changing it whenever possible.

Robert Starr is a professional writer/editor with several
published books and a degree in journalism. He's brought  20
years of experience in the craft to his own online 
writing/editing service. You can reach him at
<a href=" http://www.robstarr.org/index.php ">Rob Starr.org</a>

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