The fine art of copyediting : including advice to editors on how to get along with authors, and tips on style for both / Elsie Myers Stainton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stainton, Elsie Myers, 1911-2007.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copy editing.

Editing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed., rev. and expanded.

Other Title:

Fine art of copy-editing

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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, 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. Complete with helpful checklists for the manuscript, proof, and index stages of book production, as well as an excellent bibliography of reference works useful to the copyeditor, The Fine Art of Copyediting, Second Edition is an indispensable desk reference for writers and editors confronting a host of questions each day. Why use the word "people" instead of "persons?" What precautions are necessary for publishers to avoid libel suits? How can an editor win an author's trust? What type fonts facilitate the copyediting process? How does computer editing work? For experienced and novice copyeditors, writers and students, this is the source for detailed, step-by-step guidance to the entire editorial process.

Contents:

The Fine Art of Copyediting, Second Edition

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

One. Basics

Two. Legal and Contractual Aspects of Publishing

Three. Types of Editing

Four. The Editor's Dilemma

Five. Editorial Procedures

Six. Computer Technology

Seven. A Concise Manual of Writing Style for Copyeditors

Eight. The Fine Art

Nine. Notes, References, and Bibliographies

Ten. Special Editing Problems

Eleven. Proofs and Index

Twelve. Job Satisfaction

Annotated Bibliography

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231502702

0231502702

OCLC:

50175534