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Subject:RE: (really copyeditors) / Using Copyeditors From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:20:48 -0500
>I loathe implementing redlines. I hate it, and she jumped at the chance to
>implement on softcopy (after redlining the hardcopy), saving both time and
>money. I ask that she make a note of any major changes so that I could
>review them. If there are changes that I do not approve of, I will change
>them back. I do not think this will be the case, so I don't think there
will
>be much rework.
Actually, any time someone gives me redlines...usually developers (I don't
have a copyeditor), I evaluate each one. In many instances, I don't make the
change, but instead, rework the sentence or paragraph because it is often a
sign that the whole sentence or paragraph needs to be addressed.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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