Good article on the differences between line and copy editing

Based on the definitions Jane Friedman uses in her article (https://www.janefriedman.com/the-differences-between-line-editing-copy-editing-and-proofreading/), my editing involves a blend of line and copy editing, with some Word formatting magic thrown in, if required by the client. I don’t do proofreading, developmental editing, or substantive editing. NOTE: Her examples include some from fiction, whereas I only edit factual materials (typically corporate/business/government reports and other written communication). And she uses CMOS as her main style guide, whereas I use the Australian Government Style Manual for works for an Australian audience (https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/).

The list of the things I include in an edit vary according to what the client wants—I offer clients my ‘triage list’ of editing tasks from which they can choose: https://cybertext.com.au/editing_levels.html

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