Different Types of Edits Explained

Publishing & Author Career • Writing Craft
2025
Featuring Helen Thornton-Gussy

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Editing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Helen Thornton-Gussy breaks down developmental edits, line edits, copyediting, and proofreading, showing how each step strengthens a manuscript and what to expect from every stage of the process.

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