copyediting Archives - Sandra Nomoto

What takes longer? Writing or editing?

A glimpse into the life of a writer/editor I recently saw a post by an influential copywriter/teacher who said never to charge by the hour, and I totally understand why. When you bundle your services into packages or provide a one-time fee for the project, you make...

3 mistakes I made in my last book editing project

by Sandra Nomoto | Books, Self-Development

A perfect vegan book editor doesn’t exist. I’m so grateful I learned how to edit books and copyedited four books last year, pro-bono or at a lower rate than what I’m charging now. I felt confident going into my FIRST book editing and formatting...

How book editors can work toward social change

by Sandra Nomoto | Books, Social good

With great power (over words) comes great responsibility. Full disclosure: This post is inspired by an article by Kavita Das published in Poets&Writers. Last year when I took a course on copyediting with the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), there was one chapter...

5 Things a Good Book Editor Does

by Sandra Nomoto | Books

Is your book editor doing these things? If you’re lucky to have gotten a book deal from a publishing house, this blog will seem pretty irrelevant to you, but since the era of self-publishing, working with traditional publishers is less common (unless...

What my proofreading and editing process is like

by Sandra Nomoto | Books

Because you need backup for when you f*ckup. I said it two years ago, and I’ll say it forever: Editing is my favourite thing to do in the world. (As a profession…so if I was wealthy enough that I didn’t have to work, I’d still be doing this.)...