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Should I check continuity before copyedit?
Yes. Continuity checking usually belongs before copyedit because fixing story logic can change sentences a copyeditor would otherwise polish.
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What it means
Copyediting is most efficient when the manuscript's facts, sequence, and scene logic are already stable. A continuity pass helps find larger issues first.
- Resolve story logic before line-level polish.
- Run another pass after large post-edit changes.
- Use findings to focus the human editing conversation.
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