[ SECRET POST #5169 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5169 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

This is a real problem in journalism too. Newspapers and magazines used to have lots of people who were dedicated proofreaders. That was their job. Most of those folks have been laid off long ago.

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(Cozy Werewolf Anon)

In trad publishing... they became agents. So, despite what still ends up being published, just imagine how much higher the bar is for debut writers because, oh the editors are agents now! That is, if they take anything from their slush pile at all and don't just take on people who are "winning" magazine awards in hopes they have a novel in them someday.

Then the pandemic hit and yeah, debuts got quietly dropped.

Yes, I'm cynical. Trad pub needs some major reform.

[(Anonymous)]

This is my job - freelance copy editor. Most of the work I do is for social media these days, so a month's worth of Facebook posts, some blog entries, and things that go to a client like proposals. I charge $60 an hour for this.

But I beta-read fanfic for freeeeeee! People need to ask if they want a spelling and grammar check, because some of us like doing this instead of correcting boring shit about investing strategies and diet pills.