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Author : Edmund J. Rooney,Oliver R. Witte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Copy editing
ISBN : 0875638961
Author : Richard H. Adin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1434103722
Author : John Russial
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1572309261
This pragmatic text helps students master the craft of copy editing--including both the editing skills and the "people skills" essential to professional success. Experienced newspaper copy editor and professor John Russial covers the fundamentals and more: how to edit for grammar, punctuation, usage, and style; attend to broader issues of fairness and focus; develop strong headlines and other display elements; and work collaboratively with reporters, other editors, and designers. Special attention is given to the copy editor's role as critical thinker and coach as well as resident wordsmith. Throughout, proven editing strategies are explained and numerous concrete examples and practical tips offered.
Author : Carol Fisher Saller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780226734101
Each year writers and editors submit over three thousand grammar and style questions to the Q&A page at The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Some are arcane, some simply hilarious—and one editor, Carol Fisher Saller, reads every single one of them. All too often she notes a classic author-editor standoff, wherein both parties refuse to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling: "This author is giving me a fit." "I wish that I could just DEMAND the use of the serial comma at all times." "My author wants his preface to come at the end of the book. This just seems ridiculous to me. I mean, it’s not a post-face." In The Subversive Copy Editor, Saller casts aside this adversarial view and suggests new strategies for keeping the peace. Emphasizing habits of carefulness, transparency, and flexibility, she shows copy editors how to build an environment of trust and cooperation. One chapter takes on the difficult author; another speaks to writers themselves. Throughout, the focus is on serving the reader, even if it means breaking "rules" along the way. Saller’s own foibles and misadventures provide ample material: "I mess up all the time," she confesses. "It’s how I know things." Writers, Saller acknowledges, are only half the challenge, as copy editors can also make trouble for themselves. (Does any other book have an index entry that says "terrorists. See copy editors"?) The book includes helpful sections on e-mail etiquette, work-flow management, prioritizing, and organizing computer files. One chapter even addresses the special concerns of freelance editors. Saller’s emphasis on negotiation and flexibility will surprise many copy editors who have absorbed, along with the dos and don’ts of their stylebooks, an attitude that their way is the right way. In encouraging copy editors to banish their ignorance and disorganization, insecurities and compulsions, the Chicago Q&A presents itself as a kind of alter ego to the comparatively staid Manual of Style. In The Subversive Copy Editor, Saller continues her mission with audacity and good humor.
Author : Amy Einsohn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0520932560
The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions. This revised edition reflects the most recent editions of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.).
Author : Claus O. Wilke
Publisher : O'Reilly Media
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781492031055
Effective visualization is the best way to communicate information from the increasingly large and complex datasets in the natural and social sciences. But with the increasing power of visualization software today, scientists, engineers, and business analysts often have to navigate a bewildering array of visualization choices and options. This practical book takes you through many commonly encountered visualization problems, and it provides guidelines on how to turn large datasets into clear and compelling figures. What visualization type is best for the story you want to tell? How do you make informative figures that are visually pleasing? Author Claus O. Wilke teaches you the elements most critical to successful data visualization. Explore the basic concepts of color as a tool to highlight, distinguish, or represent a value Understand the importance of redundant coding to ensure you provide key information in multiple ways Use the book’s visualizations directory, a graphical guide to commonly used types of data visualizations Get extensive examples of good and bad figures Learn how to use figures in a document or report and how employ them effectively to tell a compelling story
Author : Editors' Association of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Copy editing
ISBN : 1553222261
Author : D. A. Mucci
Publisher : St Barts Publishing LLC
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1737277832
"A beautiful read." - Robin Roberts, as seen on Good Morning America Fifteen-year-old Iggy is good at three things: languages, witty retorts, and running from a fight. When a guy pulls a knife on him during a high school argument, all the banter in the world isn't enough to save him, so Iggy resorts to his backup plan-dipping. But before he can make his escape, the locket he always wears around his neck heats up, and someone tackles him from behind, pinning him to the ground. Iggy's never thought of himself as a fighter. He's spent his life running from anything that can't be solved with a quick one-liner or a snarky comeback. But as he learns more about the strange place he's landed, one thing becomes abundantly clear: in the World on Skye, they need a hero. And Iggy just might be the one they're looking for, even if he's not so sure. Reviews: ★★★★★"D.A. Mucci does such a great job of creating a universe that is entirely fantastical yet believable and relatable. Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw has an almost Harry Potter-ness to it in that we are guided into this world through the eyes of a character who is learning of it the same as the reader and who is a character very similar to its target audience. But, it is also entirely different in a good way. I have honestly not taken to a fantasy novel as much as this one in quite a long time. The author is an excellent storyteller and writer." - Kate Leboff ★★★★★ "Right from the start this story is breathtaking in how much detailed surrounding the kingdom of Skye... a once luscious and beautiful place that had been filled with animals and people. Now it's a kingdom with no beating heart. In desperate for a hero, a teen named Iggy finds himself becoming the hero these people need. Mastering a set of growing magic skills in a challenge but its mastering the skills in handling the towering secrets that are claiming Skye is something else altogether. A wondrous journey in a finely painted world. Highly recommended."-Lori Goodreads review ★★★★★"The author managed to create quite intriguing magical world full of fantastic beasts, some of which are not what you typically expect from beasts - they are mighty warriors, living in seclusion, whose abilities in battles are legendary. The world building is really nice and takes your imagination to amazing places. Combine this with an awkward, introvert and insecure boy who gets swallowed into the greatest adventure of his life, one which is too big for him to understand at a time, but he grows and shows his worth and true power. Definitely recommend this book."-Lia Goodreads review
Author : Marianne Neill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999547802
A work of visual art and ideas, The Record: Mind, Matter, and What Happened in 1987 begins as a series of three art books in which a "meaning matrix" becomes a medium of cognitive sculpture. The book then explores the implications of this "matrix" for meaning in a post-truth world. As an artistic undertaking, the challenge for The Record was to acknowledge that meaning is both ontic and epistemic - when we change the meanings of words and thoughts, we change our reality, sometimes profoundly. How could an artistic and historical record reflect an understanding of what is happening in mind, cognition, and in the world when meaning is altered? Starting as an artist facing a problem of meaning, Neill journeys through art, modern art theory, physics, and philosophy of mind and cognition to discover a method and theory. The contemporary crisis in truth ultimately is addressed as a crisis of meaning arising from the confrontation of dualism with non-duality and panpsychism. Interpretation of late twentieth century art suggests a way forward. As modern art theory, The Record shows how twentieth century art parallels developments in relativity theory and quantum physics. Artists such as Duchamp, Beuys, Smithson, and Hamilton Finlay, and scientists such as Jung and Pauli, Bohm, and Spivey inform a theory of reality, imagination, and meaning.
Author : Louise Harnby
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798715255136
This fiction-editing guide shows authors and editors how to recognize shown and told prose, and avoid unnecessary exposition. Louise Harnby, a fiction editor, writer and course developer, teaches you how to identify stylistic problems and craft solutions that weave showing and telling together, and understand why there's no place for 'don't tell' in strong writing. Topics include: Shown and told prose in different scenarios; the relevance of viewpoint; when exposition serves story and deepens character; and tools that help writers add texture.
Author : Skip Press
Publisher : Career PressInc
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1564141527
Not loaded with theory, Skip's invaluable book contains concise, easily understood and applied advice for both writing and marketing any kind of book, article, story, play, screen-play, report, proposal or anything else you can think of.How to Write What You Want and Sell What You Write is for every writer or wannabe who needs to sort out his or her desires, capabilities and strengths and, even more importantly, learn the particular formats for the kind of writing in which he or she is interested.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Copy editing
ISBN : OCLC:1036680938
Author : Barbara Horn
Publisher : The Publishing Training Cen
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12
Category : Copy editing
ISBN : 9780955340413
Based on the Publishing Training Centre's distance-learning course and aimed at proofreaders who want to progress to editing, and editors who want to learn and improve their skills. Reflects British practice and explains some of the important differences in American usage.
Author : Vivek Kumar
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798399089539
About the Book Discover the Editor in You answers a number of critical questions related to copyediting as a career: What makes for a great copyeditor? What does the work entail and how does one start? What keeps copyeditors motivated? What kind of professional and personal qualities do you need to succeed at copyediting? What are the future possibilities in this line of work? The book consists of first-hand accounts by individuals with decades of experience in the field. It will help you understand how copyediting could be a fulfilling career for you if you are: - on the verge of taking up copyediting as a career and need information from authentic sources, - an individual interested in making a career switch to copyediting and need to know what it really involves today, or - a budding writer and want to figure out whether you need an editor. About Indian Copyeditors Forum (ICF) ICF is an informal Facebook group for Indian editors and its aim is to share knowledge, ideas, thoughts, and resources. Formed on June 28, 2015, the group is managed by Vivek Kumar (https: //www.linkedin.com/in/vivekkumardelhi) and has 2866 members as of June 18, 2023. ICF has a website (http: //indiancopyeditors.wixsite.com/copyeditor) and is also on LinkedIn (https: //www.linkedin.com/groups/8413786/) and Twitter. ICF encourages freelance and full-time editors (necessarily Indian although exceptions can be made in rare cases) to engage in active networking and hopes to create a culture of meaningful and sustained interaction. The Forum invites editors to share successes and pitfalls of freelancing, provide leads, give warnings (always discreetly), ask questions, and discuss oddly written sentences, other editorial bugbears, and any other professional concerns. In addition to editors, abstractors, designers, indexers, manuscript evaluators, project managers, proofreaders, translators, typesetters, and writers are welcome to join.
Author : Gaylon Eugene Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : PSU:000064174075
This book is designed for use in journalism and English classes; it teaches students the rules for editing news and broadcasting stories.