Editing

PROJECT

I executed line-level edits and added constructive comments to this novel. The author (who was also my Developmental Editing professor, which put him in the unique position of being able to evaluate my editing as both author and instructor) had reached a major creative roadblock after revising the manuscript in various forms for over a decade, so I focused my developmental feedback on addressing structural concerns for this first round of editing. Please see "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Note 1" for an overview distilling my edits and advice in a letter to the author, or see my "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Note 2" and the accompanying revised manuscript for my second round of developmental editing with this author.

TASK

Every Jail Story work-in-progress by Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez.

CLIENT

Professor Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez, WR573 Developmental Editing.

SKILLS

Heavy line-level developmental editing and light copyediting according to the Chicago Manual of Style. 

PROJECT

I wrote this letter to the author (who was also my Developmental Editing professor, which enabled him to evaluate my critique as both author and instructor) to provide a comprehensive overview of my editorial advice and an explanation of my line-level developmental edits to the novel he had been working on for over a decade. To review my Track Changes edits to the original manuscript and the constructive comments discussed in this letter, please see my accompanying first-round edits to the author’s original manuscript: "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Manuscript 1."

TASK

Every Jail Story work-in-progress by Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez.

CLIENT

Professor Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez, WR573 Developmental Editing.

SKILLS

Global developmental editing and author correspondence.

PROJECT

I undertook a second round of line-level and developmental edits on this novel following the author’s revisions based on the editorial advice I provided in my first first developmental letter. The author (who was also my Developmental Editing professor, which uniquely qualified him to evaluate my editing as both author and instructor) had addressed my structural concerns in the first round of revision, so I focused my second-round developmental feedback on character development and exposition issues. Please see "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Note 2" for an overview of my constructive comments and proposed changes distilled in a letter to the author. For context, please also see "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Note 1" and my accompanying first-round edits to the author’s original manuscript.

TASK

Every Jail Story work-in-progress by Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez.

CLIENT

Professor Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez, WR573 Developmental Editing.

SKILLS

Heavy line-level developmental editing and light copyediting according to the Chicago Manual of Style. 

PROJECT

I wrote this second-round developmental letter as a comprehensive overview of my editorial advice and my line-level changes to the author's revised manuscript. Following our first round of developmental edits, the author had radically rewritten his manuscript's ending based on on restructuring advice I provided in my first developmental letter. To review my Track Changes edits and my constructive comments discussed in this letter, please see the accompanying second-round manuscript: "O'Connor-Rodriguez Developmental Editing Manuscript 2."

TASK

Every Jail Story work-in-progress by Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez.

CLIENT

Professor Adam O’Connor-Rodriguez, WR573 Developmental Editing.

SKILLS

Global developmental editing and author correspondence.

PROJECT

I wrote this letter to an author who submitted her manuscript to Ooligan Press after our acquisitions editors requested an initial round of developmental editing on her novel based on her proposal. We ultimately decided not to acquire this particular manuscript based on my editorial assessment and our goals as a press, but I wrote this letter in hopes that the author might find my evaluation of the manuscript’s current strengths and weaknesses and developmental suggestions helpful as she continues to revise and resubmit.

TASK

A Well-to-Do Family work-in-progress by Claire Foster.

CLIENT

Ooligan Press, Acquisitions Department.

SKILLS

Acquisitions evaluation, global developmental editing, and author correspondence.

PROJECT

I typecoded this complexly formatted manuscript using our house stylesheet and DocBook 5's standard semantic markup language. My resulting tagged XML guided the designer in structuring and styling both the print and ebook edition of Lynn Darroch's nonfiction book Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest, which I also helped fact-check and proofread.

TASK

Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest by Lynn Darroch.

CLIENT

Ooligan Press, Editing Department, Rhythm in the Rain.

SKILLS

XML typecoding according to DocBook 5 and house style.