Some editors call these queries manuscript comments or feedback on the manuscript itself but editorial query is the term used in publishing. But this information provides enough guidance for an author to understand what I think an issue is and how I think it could be addressed. Then her storming out of his office and saying ‘I quit!’ will be more understandable.”Īn author is certainly able to find some other solution to the motivation problem, or to decide that they don’t agree that there’s a problem at all. Consider strengthening her motivation by showing her have an argument with her boss because he wants her to do something unethical, or maybe he bullies and insults her. It makes her later desperation to take any job she can get less plausible. For example, “AU: Here in Chapter 3, Greta’s motivation for quitting her job isn’t clear. This is also sometimes called an edit letter or editorial letter but since it guides the author’s revision, for the sake of clarity and consistency with my other terminology, I call it a revision letter.Įditorial queries are the comments an editor leaves on a manuscript to show the author where a specific revision is needed. I also use the term revision letter to describe the several-page document that outlines the overall revision I suggest the author make. I’m just explaining why I use the terminology I do.
If you’re a writer who calls the work you do on a drafted manuscript editing, that’s fine! I’m not saying you should change.
Most people writing on the subject don’t distinguish between the two but since I write a lot about the interaction between the editorial process and the authorial process, I find it creates less confusion to use the terms in this way. When I talk about the author’s work of addressing areas of concern, I call it revision to distinguish it from what an editor does, which is editing. Ms, mss = manuscript, manuscript Editorial terms and their meanings Abbreviations you’ll see on this website include:ĪE = acquisitions editor (an editor at a traditional publishing company who purchases books)ĬE = copy editor, copyediting (sentence-level corrections)ĭE = developmental editor, developmental editing (big-picture editing)
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