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The Fine Art Of Copyediting 2e
Elsie Myers Stainton
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Description for The Fine Art Of Copyediting 2e
Paperback. Now featuring solid advice on computer editing and a new chapter on style, as well as more information on references, bibliographies, indexing, and bias-free writing, The Fine Art of Copyediting, Second Edition offers the same wealth of information that prompted William Safire to commend the first edition in The New York Times Magazine. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: CBW; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Many stylebooks and manuals explain writing, but before the release ten years ago of Elsie Myers Stainton's The Fine Art of Copyediting, few addressed the practices and problems of editing. This handbook has guided users through the editing process for books and journals, with tips on how to be diplomatic when recommending changes, how to edit notes and bibliographies, how to check proofs, and how to negotiate the ethical, intellectual, and emotional problems characteristic of the editorial profession. Now featuring solid advice on computer editing and a new chapter on style, as well as more information on references, bibliographies, indexing, ... Read more
Many stylebooks and manuals explain writing, but before the release ten years ago of Elsie Myers Stainton's The Fine Art of Copyediting, few addressed the practices and problems of editing. This handbook has guided users through the editing process for books and journals, with tips on how to be diplomatic when recommending changes, how to edit notes and bibliographies, how to check proofs, and how to negotiate the ethical, intellectual, and emotional problems characteristic of the editorial profession. Now featuring solid advice on computer editing and a new chapter on style, as well as more information on references, bibliographies, indexing, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231124799
SKU
V9780231124799
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99-15
About Elsie Myers Stainton
Elsie Myers Stainton, former managing editor of Cornell University Press, is the author of Author and Editor at Work: Making a Better Book, and numerous articles on writing and editing.
Reviews for The Fine Art Of Copyediting 2e
This second edition documents the updates that have occurred in publishing procedures and editing techniques... the information that Stainton provides can be useful to any editor as well as to any writer. Technical Communication