Author : Brady Smith
Publisher :
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Editing
ISBN :
"In this eBook, you'll learn the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they're just right. Strengthen your revising and editing skills and become a clear and consistent writer." --
Author : Prim-Ed Publishing
Publisher :
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Editing
ISBN : 9781846540011
Features a selection of passages of text for correction by pupils - each with a punctuation, grammar, spelling and vocabulary focus. This title provides a variety of fiction and non-fiction writing genres, including legends, traditional poems, instructions, persuasive writing and reports. It includes teachers notes, answers and curriculum links.
Author : Sue C. Camp
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business writing
ISBN : 9780072937985
From the Publisher: This trusted guide provides instruction and applications designed to sharpen skills in detecting and correcting writing errors. The material progresses from easy-to-recognize errors to those more difficult to spot, allowing students to build confidence and skill. Documents to proofread and edit include memos, letters, multiple-page reports, e-mail messages, databases, advertisements, and spreadsheets. Highlights of the fifth edition include a discussion of voice-recognition technology and proofreading plus seven review modules with challenging documents to check and correct. Software TIPS give advice on using software tools in proofreading and editing. Checkup exercises in each chapter offer an immediate test of chapter concepts (answers appear in the back of the student edition). Each chapter ends with six application exercises. Two of the six applications appear on the CD-ROM, with a Word "RM" and a WordPerfect "RM" version of each document.
Author : Erika Buky
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0520294351
The Copyeditor’s Workbook—a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition—offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download.
Author : Amy Einsohn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 2005-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780520932562
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 : Suzanne Gilad
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 35,69 MB
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1118051319
Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss. Balance between style and rules Master the art of the query Use proofreader symbols Edit and proof electronic documents Build a solid freelancing career
Author : Camp
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 2000-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780028050034
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 2021-07-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781644651209
Author : Laura Killen Anderson
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,74 MB
Release : 2005-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071506063
Expert advice to perfect your proofreading skills McGraw-Hill’s Proofreading Handbook helps ensure that your documents are letter-perfect, every time. Veteran editor and proofreader Laura Anderson arms you with all the tools of the proofreader’s trade and walks you step-by-step through the entire proofreading process.
Author : Gunter Schymkiw
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1863114572
