Editing

temporary name of a product of creative work used during its development

preliminary stage of an unfinished written or visual work in progress

text editing process involving the combining and altering of source texts into a single document

editing of groups producing works together through individual contributions

group of experts who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take

An abridgement (or abridgment) is a condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form while maintaining the unity of the source. The abridgement can be true to the original work in terms of mood and tone, capturing the parts the abridging author perceives to be most important; it could be a complete parody of the original or it could fall anywhere in between, generally capturing the tone and message of the original author but falling short in some manner or subtly twisting their words and message to favor a different interpretation or agenda.