Book Editing Fundamentals - Practice Test Geeks

The longer the book, the more expensive editing will be.

The shorter the book, the more expensive editing will be.

The length of the book has no bearing on the cost of editing.

The length of the book has no bearing on editing.

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It is the process of ensuring that a manuscript's copy is consistent throughout.

The process of removing typos and errors from a manuscript is known as copy editing.

It is the process of making changes to a manuscript's words and punctuation.

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Proofreading

Creating a manuscript

Manuscript copyediting

Manuscript editing

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The amount of time required to edit the book.

To catch any last-minute mistakes before publication.

It makes no monetary sense.

The book will be proofread.

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The book is marketed to publishers by a book editor.

A book editor contributes to the improvement of a book's quality by making suggestions and corrections.

The book cover is designed by a book editor.

The book is written for the author by a book editor.

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To reduce the length of a book

To prepare a book for publication or submission to literary agents.

To enhance one's writing style

To improve the appearance of a book

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It is determined by the novel's length and complexity.

A novel takes about 60 days to edit.

A novel takes about 6 hours to edit.

A novel takes about 60,000 seconds to edit.

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