[QUOTE=rhadin;1696994]We may call things by a different name here in the U.S. so it is possible we are saying the same thing but . . .
Actually, there are two types of editing: substantive/developmental and copy. Your "structural" is our substantive/developmental editing. That editing occurs during the writing process and before copyediting.
Copyediting occurs when the author believes he/she has a finished product ready for publication subject to the copyedit and the proofreading. Our copyediting is similar to your "proofing".]
I blogged about the subject this morning, then dropped by here today and found your reply. Great minds and all that ...
http://halspacejock.blogspot.com/201...l-editing.html