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Developmental editing
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<p>Developmental editing is a form of writing support that comes into play before or during the production of a publishable manuscript, in <a href="/facts/Fiction/p1AY3Xp4">fiction</a>, <a href="/facts/Non-fiction/8YkF8zrG">non-fiction</a>, and <a href="/facts/Academic_writing/jhW90GI7">academic writing</a> (including textbooks). As explained by Scott Norton in his book <i>Developmental editing: a handbook for freelancers, authors, and publishers</i>, developmental editing involves "significant structuring or restructuring of a manuscript's discourse". Developmental editors are a type of <a href="/facts/Language_professional/G8s9fMqf">language professional</a>. </p>