The subversive copy editor : advice from Chicago (or, how to negotiate good relationships with your writers, your colleagues, and yourself) / Carol Fisher Saller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saller, Carol, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copy editing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2016.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Longtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling. In her search for practical strategies for keeping the peace, The Subversive Copy Editor was born. Saller's ideas struck a chord, and the little book with big advice quickly became a must-have reference for copy editors. In this second edition, Saller adds chapters on the dangers of allegiance to outdated grammar and style rules and on ways to stay current in language and technology. She also expands her advice for writers on formatting manuscripts for publication, on self-editing, and on how not to be "difficult." Throughout it all, she keeps her signature honesty and sharp humor. The Subversive Copy Editor's sage advice will empower anyone charged with the sometimes perilous task of improving the writing of others. Book jacket.

Contents:

The subversive copy editor

The good launch

Working for the reader, through the writer : carefulness, transparency, flexibility

When things get tough : the difficult author

The misguided martyr, or, Laying down your life for the serial comma

Dear writers : a chapter of your own

When things get tough (the sequel) : the dangerous manuscript

Know thy word processor

The living deadline

That damned village : managing work relationships

The freelancer's quandaries

Things we haven't learned yet : keeping up professionally

The Zen of copyediting

You still want to be a copy editor? : breaking in.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 29, 2016).

Other Format:

Print version: Saller, Carol Fisher. Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition : Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself).

ISBN:

9780226240107

022624010X

Publisher Number:

99984974666

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.