Editing made easy : simple rules for effective writing / Bruce Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Bruce, 1942- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Editing.

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Edition:

Revised and expanded U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

Hinesburg, Vt. : Upper Access, Incorporated, Book Publishers, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Would you like to improve your writing skills?

Editing Made Easy is a quick, easy-to-read book that will help you communicate clearly and professionally.

You will learn how to:

make your writing more exciting and dynamic.

avoid the most common errors of grammar and spelling.

understand the styles of print and online media.

avoid typographical and factual errors.

improve the chances of having your work published.

The international edition of Editing Made Easy, originally published in Australia, is a best-selling resource for writers throughout much of the English-speaking world. The author has now completely rewritten it to cover the rules and conventions of American English. Book jacket.

Contents:

Why learn editing? the benefits for you 11

Lean and clean: what editors do 12

The golden rules: for professional writing and editing 15

Ruthless people: what makes a good editor? 16

Be active: avoiding the passive voice 18

Split personalities: beware the split infinitive 22

Time for action: turning nouns into verbs 25

Small and pesky: two words that slow the pace 29

Nuisance value: more overused words 32

Is that so? how to avoid that 35

Every which way: the difference between which and that 37

Short is beautiful: avoid long sentences 40

Briefly speaking: a guide to shorter, simpler words 43

Pronouns: how to avoid confusion 52

Feeling single, seeing plural: more tricky pronouns 55

Collective nouns: which verb form do I use? 57

Clichés: avoid them like the plague 60

The future that is to come: the tautology trap 63

Stating the obvious: first cousin to the tautology 65

There, there: a few little words we can do without 67

Putting on the style: be consistent 69

Punctuation: basic rules 72

Contractions: when, and when not, to use them 82

To quote or not to quote: direct and indirect speech 83

Tricky, tricky: serial or cereal? 85

The plurals trap: don't get caught 88

Under a spell: a handy guide to difficult words 90

Oops: the misplaced phrase 91

If only: be careful to say what you mean 92

Now, see here: look out for this common error 94

Kid stuff: avoid slang 95

Former, latter, last: how to keep order 96

Get to the point: how to write a news story 97

Heads, you win: how to write a headline 99

Editing checklist: a last round-up 103

Hot tips: things to remember 105

And finally: set your standards high 107

Resources: things to keep handy 108.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

793996579

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.