Editing for Writers

Name: Editing for Writers
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ISBN: 9780137490868

ISBN-10: 0137490860

ISBN-13: 9780137490868

Edition: 1999

Authors: Lois Johnson, Lois Johnson Rew

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Description:

For upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Editing or Copyediting, Professional or Technical Writing, Advanced Composition, General, or Magazine Editing. Based on interviews with actual workplace writers and editors, this unique text/workbook teaches editing approaches and skills that writers can apply to their own or others' documents. It carefully outlines a process to identify and solve problems and helps students develop the ability to explain their editing decisions.

Book details

List price: $156.60
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English




The Editing Process and the Editing Profession



Introduction to the Editing Process



Levels of Editing



Editor-Author Relationships



Working as an Editor



Sentence-Level Editing



Style, Sentence-Level Editing, and Editing Marks



Final Editing or Proofreading



Editing Copy and Constructing Style Sheets



Capitalization, Spelling, Numbers, and Document Style



A Review of Basic Grammar



Punctuating Sentence Types



Punctuating Within Sentences



Choosing the Right Words



Building Effective Sentences



Document Editing



Developmental and Organizational Editing



Graphics Editing



Document Design



Access Aids in Print and Online Documentation



Editing Online Documentation



International and Intercultural Issues for Editors


Glossary


Appendix


Index