The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) is a non-profit membership organisation promoting excellence in English language editing. I was delighted to write a post for the CIEP blog and to share my thoughts and enthusiasm for audiobooks and why they have helped me become a better editor.
Here is an extract:
All audiobooks offer opportunities for learning or reinforcing editorial knowledge. I regularly notice elements that I think are handled well. Good pacing and rhythm and flow of sentences are particularly obvious in the narrator’s change of tone and tempo. I also think about how I might have handled some aspects differently if I were the editor. As most editors know, many aspects of editing are subjective and not all editors will handle issues in the same way. Occasionally, I note things that I think are wrong. I would notice some of these issues if I were reading purely for pleasure, but listening means I can enjoy a story and learn at the same time. And, of course, when listening, there are no distracting spelling or punctuation issues.
CIEP Blog – 8th July 2022
If you would like to read more, the full post can be found on the CIEP blog.
