Layout's were done this week, meaning we have a full mock-up of the magazine, and the editorial team segments it into three parts based on page number. We then use Adobe to go through it digitally (though Mike does it all by hand) and look for aesthetic problems, like too much white space or mal-aligned photos to text, as well as another round of copy-edits to be sure nothing has slipped by us as far as the writing goes. Each editor (there are four, if you include me) looks over each section, with Mike doing the final approval of our comments. We will then repeat this process again (tomorrow) when the creative team has finished their corrections. We also have a meeting today where we will brainstorm titles and subheadings for the articles, which will be worked into the final edition.
This past week was unpredictable. There were a lot of assignments for the magazine that were last-minute, like a few sentence captions for photos, or fact-checking assignments. The proofing is tedious work, but it keeps me on my toes and makes me more alert to the small errors that pop up in my own writing.
We begin our post-mortem sessions for the Cast Fishing Guide today, which means assignments will begin coming later this week. I just keep telling myself I'm halfway there!
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