I attended the Live the Universe and Everything symposium. These are notes from one of the panels. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

• Editing funnel: this is when you do the big edits first such as plot, digitization, and pacing and then you do the detailed edits at the ends such as grammar, line editing, and punctuation.
• Structural editing:
• This involves plot, pacing, and characterization.
• See if the stories that follow a clear plot.
• C with the subplots fall.
• Self-editing: then edited to do big edits. Make changes on the big issues and that fix them then devote time to the small issues.
• Hire an editor for the self-edits.

Galley:

• A Galley is a PDF of the entire book. The Galley is provided to the author does find any things that were missed in prior edits. The Galley is the last site of the book before goes to print.
• Next line alpha and beta readers:
• Alpha and beta readers can help you catch things. Alpha readers or for the main plot catches.
• Beta readers is final for the Final Cut catch and may be specific on a certain area of knowledge they have. A good source of beta readers might be other authors or people who like to read. You should not have to pay beta readers.
• Agents: an agent may be interested in looking at the manuscript to see if they have any ideas or improvements to make the manuscript more sellable.

• Sensory editors. Backspace: have the task of going to the manuscript and seeking out areas that need sensory details. This is more than just visual sensory details.
• When do you know when to stop editing?
• On the first draft, you need To turn off your internal editor. In the early drafts of the manuscript is better than the cleaned it five dishes than none at all. Just get your first draft out. Some will set a timer where they can only write without stopping.
• How do you know when you’re done?
• If you can’t see what else to change or improve. Trust yourself.
• Put a draft away for a month and not do anything with it and then come back and look at it with new eyes.
• What are good resources for better content editing Westmark
• Take classes on grammar and English.
• Grammar girl is a good blog to look at.
• Seek out the writer digest archives. They were online and available.
• On Twitter, seek out the #asked an editor. You can ask them occasional questions. When you get a response, make sure you get enough from an editor not a mere reader of the website.
• Check out the book self-editing the book writers.
• Book: kiss my astrict.