Developmental Editing — Embracing Editing (Part 2 of 2) – by Brian Andrews…
on Career Authors:
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed self-editing techniques that every author should use while writing a rough draft. In Part 2, we will discuss a collaborative process known in the industry as developmental editing. The purpose of the developmental edit is for an experienced editor to provide detailed, all-encompassing feedback as well as honest, constructive counsel to the author.