Editing category: 186 books
How to Hire an Editor
The Indie Author’s Guide to Finding and Working with the Right Editor for Your Book
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2014
“The first critical step in self-publishing your book is finding a great editor. Sarah’s book will pay for itself 100 times over.” —Mark Levine, CEO of Hillcrest Media Group and author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing
How to Hire an Editor: The Indie Author’s...
Nine Day Novel: Self-Editing
Self Editing for Fiction Writers - Write Better and Edit Faster
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Congratulations! You just finished writing your first novel!
“Now what?”
If you’re like I was, that was the first question you asked yourself. Do you remember what I said last time? In Nine Day Novel: Writing? Steve, I totally remember: You said, “Bravo!...
by Cecilia Friend, Don Challenger
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Contemporary Editing offers journalism students a forward-looking introduction to news editing, providing instruction on traditional newsroom conventions along with a focus on emerging news platforms. This comprehensive text provides students with a strong understanding of everything an editor does,...
by Elizabeth Flann, Beryl Hill, Lan Wang
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
The ultimate editing handbook, updated for the digital age
The Australian Editing Handbook has become an industry standard, recommended by the Society of Editors, and holds a prominent place on the shelves of writers, editors and students alike. Authors Elizabeth Flann, Beryl Hill and Lan Wang...
On Editing
How to edit your novel the professional way
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
"Highly recommended: On Editing is indispensable reading for anyone who is or wants to be a writer. Every desk should have a copy!"
- Dr Samantha J. Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing, UCL
"On Editing is a feast with many courses. When you have finished this book, you will feel encouraged,...
Editors on Editing
What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1993
Since 1962 Editors on Editing has been an indispensable guide for editors, would-be editors, and especially writers who want to understand the publishing process. Written by America’s most distinguished editors, these 38 essays will teach, inform, and inspire anyone interested in the world of editing....
The Editor's Companion
An Indispensable Guide to Editing Books, Magazines, Online Publications, and More
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Excel at editing!
The editor's job encompasses much more than correcting commas and catching typos. Your chief mission is to help writers communicate effectively--which is no small feat. Whether you edit books, magazines, newspapers, or online publications, your ability to develop clear, concise,...
by Susan Bell
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2008
"Bell's prose is elegant and wonderfully readable in this artful guide."—Publishers Weekly
The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood—or simply overlooked—art of editing. The book brims with examples, quotes, and case studies, including an illuminating...
by Janet Mackenzie
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
As the knowledge economy takes shape, editors face many challenges. Technology is transforming publishing, text is losing out to graphics, and writing is distorted by cliché, hype and spin. More than ever, editors are needed to add value to information and to rescue readers from boredom and confusion....
Realities of Self-Editing: from a line editor
Another Author's 2 Pence, #1
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Do you wonder what goes into editing, or how to look at your writing the way an editor or teacher would? Do you ever wish an editor would just tell you what's at the core in editing? This editor's now doing just that! Learn how to identify the types of editing and what goes into a good...
Watch Your Words
A Writing and Editing Handbook for the Multimedia Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2015
Journalists — even those working simultaneously in print, on air and on the Web — trade in words. Using language well across platforms is a vital skill; the cleaner and clearer the text, the more effective the result. Watch Your Words, now in its fourth edition, is a brief and accessible handbook...
Polish Your Fiction
A Quick & Easy Self-Editing Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Revised 2019 Edition
In Polish Your Fiction: A Quick & Easy Self-Editing Guide, writer, editor, and publisher, Jessica Bell, offers her tried and tested advice on the quickest and easiest ways to polish different areas of writing style, consistency of prose, grammar, punctuation, typography,...
Writing in a Nutshell
The Complete Series Collection
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Don't need paperbacks? Then save $$$ by snapping up the complete collection of the Writing in a Nutshell series in digital format, revised and updated in 2019.
In Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott says a writer needs to focus on short assignments to avoid feeling overwhelmed. She refers to the one-inch...
NaNo What Now?
Finding your editing process, revising your NaNoWriMo book and building a writing career through publishing and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
You’ve just completed a novel during the National Novel Writing Month challenge! Or maybe you completed part of one. Or signed up with really good intentions and then only wrote a couple of words. Either way, you’re staring at 30 days worth of words and wondering… What now? How exactly do you...