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Book Synopsis The Elements of Style by : William Strunk Jr.
Download or read book The Elements of Style written by William Strunk Jr. and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1918, William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style is a guide to writing in American English. The boolk outlines eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of 57 "words often misspelled". A later edition, enhanced by E B White, was named by Time magazine in 2011 as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.
Download or read book On Editing written by Helen Corner-Bryant and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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, empowered, and indomitable. If you are writing-or editing-a novel, you could do no better than to have this book by your side. Comprehensive, easily digestible, it is a classic in the making." - Shaye Areheart, Director of the Columbia Publishing Course Writing a novel is a magical but often difficult journey; and when your first draft is complete, that journey's not over. As the editing process gets underway, authors often find themselves in unfamiliar territory. What does it mean to 'map your plot'? How do you know if you're 'head-hopping'? When is your novel ready to send out to agents, and how do you make each submission count? Written by the team behind one of the world's most successful literary consultancies, On Editing will show you how to master the self-edit. You will learn to compose, draft, and edit while sharpening your writing and ensuring that your novel is structurally sound, authentic, well-written, and ready for submission. On Editing will help you harness your creative potential, transform the way you think about your writing, and revolutionise your editorial process. "It's easy for writers to be overwhelmed by the technicalities of writing, editing and getting published, but Helen Corner-Bryant and Kathryn Price share their decades of experience nurturing writers in On Editing. They know all the problems and how to fix them - including many you might not even think of - and explain it all in a clean, jargon-free, way that demystifies the whole process, with infectious enthusiasm that will have you ready, eager and bursting with the confidence to take your writing to the next level." - Writing Magazine
Download or read book What Editors Do written by Peter Ginna and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays from twenty-seven leading book editors: “Honest and unflinching accounts from publishing insiders . . . a valuable primer on the field.” —Publishers Weekly Editing is an invisible art in which the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult to truly understand the range of roles they inhabit while shepherding a project from concept to publication. What Editors Do gathers essays from twenty-seven leading figures in book publishing about their work. Representing both large houses and small, and encompassing trade, textbook, academic, and children’s publishing, the contributors make the case for why editing remains a vital function to writers—and readers—everywhere. Ironically for an industry built on words, there has been a scarcity of written guidance on how to approach the work of editing. Serving as a compendium of professional advice and a portrait of what goes on behind the scenes, this book sheds light on how editors acquire books, what constitutes a strong author-editor relationship, and the editor’s vital role at each stage of the publishing process—a role that extends far beyond marking up the author’s text. This collection treats editing as both art and craft, and also as a career. It explores how editors balance passion against the economic realities of publishing—and shows why, in the face of a rapidly changing publishing landscape, editors are more important than ever. “Authoritative, entertaining, and informative.” —Copyediting
Book Synopsis Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw by : D. A. Mucci
Download or read book Ignatius and the Swords of Nostaw written by D. A. Mucci and published by St Barts Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Iggy is good at three things: languages, witty retorts, and running from a fight. When a guy pulls a knife on him during a high school argument, all the banter in the world isn’t enough to save him, so Iggy resorts to his backup plan—running. But before he can make his escape, the locket he always wears around his neck heats up, and someone tackles him from behind, pinning him to the ground. Iggy’s never thought of himself as a fighter. He’s spent his life running from anything that can’t be solved with a quick one-liner or a snarky comeback. But as he learns more about the strange place he’s landed, one thing becomes abundantly clear: in the World on Skye, they need a hero. And Iggy just might be the one they’re looking for, even if he’s not so sure.
Book Synopsis The Book Proposal Book by : Laura Portwood-Stacer
Download or read book The Book Proposal Book written by Laura Portwood-Stacer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication The scholarly book proposal may be academia’s most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so—and you may have never even seen a proposal before you’re expected to produce your own. The Book Proposal Book cuts through the mystery and guides prospective authors step by step through the process of crafting a compelling proposal and pitching it to university presses and other academic publishers. Laura Portwood-Stacer, an experienced developmental editor and publishing consultant for academic authors, shows how to select the right presses to target, identify audiences and competing titles, and write a project description that will grab the attention of editors—breaking the entire process into discrete, manageable tasks. The book features over fifty time-tested tips to make your proposal stand out; sample prospectuses, a letter of inquiry, and a response to reader reports from real authors; optional worksheets and checklists; answers to dozens of the most common questions about the scholarly publishing process; and much, much more. Whether you’re hoping to publish your first book or you’re a seasoned author with an unfinished proposal languishing on your hard drive, The Book Proposal Book provides honest, empathetic, and invaluable advice on how to overcome common sticking points and get your book published. It also shows why, far from being merely a hurdle to clear, a well-conceived proposal can help lead to an outstanding book.
Book Synopsis The Dragon Squisher, Volume 1 by : Scott McCormick
Download or read book The Dragon Squisher, Volume 1 written by Scott McCormick and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Nigel: digger of latrines, shoveler of poop, and the single greatest threat to all the humans, elves, dwarves, and halflings of Esteria. Desperate to escape from military school and return to his carefree life as the village no-goodnik, Nigel sees the king's declaration of war on the gorks as the perfect opportunity to flee, since he's pretty sure his latrine-digging skills aren't going to do much good on the front line. But his escape efforts have a habit of backfiring, and by the time he and his arch-frenemy are banished from the kingdom and sent on an impossible quest for a (probably bogus) magical artifact, the humans of Amerigorn find themselves longing for the good old days when they were merely being annihilated by Lord Smoron. The Dragon Squisher is a fantasy novel for teens that spoofs the tropes of the genre and will appeal to teens, young adults, and adults who love the humor of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. If this is the kind of book you've been searching for--and who hasn't?--look no further than Book One of the Nigel Chronicles: The Dragon Squisher. Funnier than Lord of the Rings! Shorter than Harry Potter! This coming of age fantasy novel is an epic fantasy treat for all fans of humorous fantasy.
Book Synopsis Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors by : Kathy Ide
Download or read book Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors written by Kathy Ide and published by Lighthouse Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-25 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how best-selling authors proofread their manuscripts to avoid typos, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and errors in punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling. Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, by professional freelance author, editor, and proofreader Kathy Ide, is the essential go-to tool for aspiring and experienced writers and editors. This book includes all of the material from Ide's popular Polishing the PUGS book (now out of print), with added PUGS guidelines and helpful tips from multi-published authors on how to catch typos and other common mistakes. In Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, Kathy Ide identifies the industry-standard references for books, magazines, and newspapers (which are different from the guidelines for other types of writing, such as college term papers). Using these official references, she highlights the most common mistakes writers make in the areas of punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling (for which she uses the acronym PUGS). She also includes guidelines from The Christian Writer's Manual of Style for authors and editors who work in the inspirational market.
Book Synopsis Seven Days of Shiva by : Marc Gellman
Download or read book Seven Days of Shiva written by Marc Gellman and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author searched deep into his soul to understand his wife's courage, and to find the answer: Can a forty-year marriage still have been magical, romantic, and filled with life, even with a thirty-year struggle with Cancer?
Book Synopsis Professional Book Editing by : Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
Download or read book Professional Book Editing written by Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Book Editor Matchmaker by : Jenny Hubert
Download or read book The Book Editor Matchmaker written by Jenny Hubert and published by Jenny Hubert. This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiring a book editor just got a whole lot easier. One of the biggest struggles of the self-publishing journey is finding and trusting a book editor to deliver high-quality results, and a good editor can be the difference between a successful book launch and releasing a dud. Jenny Hubert, a professional book editor who has helped authors earn #1 New Release on Amazon, has collected tips based on her own experience and presents them to you, the author, so that you can find your book editor match. In this short e-book, you learn how to: Vet book editors from a list of reputable sources. Narrow down a great fit among a sea of candidates. Identify red-flag behaviors of book editors to run away from. Prepare your book for a smooth transaction with your editor. And more! It's time to make your match! "A wealth of information. This book covers the editorial process from A to Z and all the nooks and crannies in between." —Lance La Ford, fiction writer
Book Synopsis The Complete Canadian Book Editor by : Leslie Vermeer
Download or read book The Complete Canadian Book Editor written by Leslie Vermeer and published by Brush Education. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential resource for aspiring and professional editors Whether you are a student of the craft or a working editor, you need The Complete Canadian Book Editor. From building and managing author relationships, through acquiring and developing manuscripts, to every level of text editing and proofing for print and ebooks, editors play integral roles in the operations of a book publishing house. In The Complete Canadian Book Editor, veteran editor and professor Leslie Vermeer sets out both the concepts and the processes that an effective editor must command. Dr. Vermeer guides aspiring editors in presenting themselves successfully to employers and clients, and working editors will recognize the voice of a mentor in her advice about career advancement. Editors at all levels—along with authors and self-publishers—will find in The Complete Canadian Book Editor all of the step-by-step editorial tools they need to take projects from promising beginnings to their full potential. With exercises throughout, The Complete Canadian Book Editor reinforces key concepts, and builds your skills as an expert editor. Topics include: Manuscript acquisition and book contracts. Editorial stages, from development to proofreading. Design and production, including digital workflow. What every editor needs to know about marketing. The state of book publishing in Canada today. The future of publishing, and why editors are more important than ever before.
Book Synopsis A Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing Professional Books by : Daniel N. Fischel
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing Professional Books written by Daniel N. Fischel and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Starting Your Career as a Freelance Editor by : Mary Embree
Download or read book Starting Your Career as a Freelance Editor written by Mary Embree and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever considered editing as a career, this book will help you on your new path. You’ll learn about the requirements in various fields, how to get started, the step-by-step facets of setting up and conducting your editing services, working with writers and publishers, promoting yourself and your expertise, and determining what to charge. In addition to books there are articles, dissertations, brochures, reports, abstracts, editorials, reviews, ad copy, and much more. There is more to making a living as a freelance editor than correct English usage, sentence structure, and grammatical construction. Here, you’ll learn what you need to know to decide on a specialty and how to manage the business side of your career.
Book Synopsis The Business Of Book Publishing by : Elizabeth Geiser
Download or read book The Business Of Book Publishing written by Elizabeth Geiser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the first University of Denver Publishing Institute came to a dose in August 1976, all of us involved in its launching knew that we had a real success on our hands. And we knew it was due in great measure to an outstanding faculty of more than forty top publishing executives who had come to Denver during those four weeks to teach our students. How regrettable, it seemed, that their knowledge and expertise were available only to the eighty students handpicked for that first class. Fred Praeger, publisher of Westview Press, suggested a solution. ""Do a book,"" he invited, ""and let Westview publish the curriculum for others to share."""
Book Synopsis The Professional Ghostwriter's Handbook by : J.S. Menefee
Download or read book The Professional Ghostwriter's Handbook written by J.S. Menefee and published by JS Menefee. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether as a full-time job or for supplemental income, ghostwriting can be quite lucrative. In The Professional Ghostwriter's Handbook, J.S. Menefee takes you step-by-step through the process of becoming a successful ghostwriter. Written in his straight-forward conversational style, he calls on his own twenty-plus years as a freelance writer to show you exactly: What is ghostwriting isHow to avoid ethical and financial pitfallsWhere to find clientsHow to write a winning proposalHow to get those very important referral jobsStep-by-step checklist to launch your ghostwriting career! Whether you are a novice just starting out, or a professional wishing to improve your business, this book has what you need. His friendly, mentoring style makes it easy to get the most out of his lessons. From the back cover If you can write a book, you can ghostwrite. In the Professional Ghostwriter’s Handbook, I intend to show you exactly what to do, step by step, so that you can get started in ghostwriting. I want you to be able to earn a living doing this while you work on your own novels or pick up the skills you will need to do so. Thankfully, ghostwriting can pay the bills and make you a better writer at the same time. Get paid to learn. Learn to write. And write for money—which you can then use to publish your own novels. If you intend to become a mid-level author (at the least!) who earns a living through your own novels, then the Professional Ghostwriter’s Handbook is the book for you. What people are saying C.C. Sullivan “The Ghostwriting Handbook is an enlightening and informational book which delves into the step-by-step process of learning the skills to becoming a successful ghostwriter. I truly enjoyed reading this handbook, and learned a lot from it!” C. Daily “It has a LOT of very good information in it! It truly is informational and an excellent guide.” Debbie Willette “Jeremy Menefee’s Professional Ghostwriting Handbook breaks down the process of ghostwriting in a methodical, easy-to-understand way, from start to finish. Perfect for writers wanting to expand their career!” Patt O’Neil “Have you ever wondered if you could be a Ghost Writer, or even what a Ghost Writer is? Then this is the book for you. Mr. Menefee explains the field using clear definitions and personal experience. When you read this book, it will feel like you have a mentor at your side.” Song Palmese “Jeremy’s book gives a clear and well defined path to an effective and lucrative ghostwriting career.”
Book Synopsis A Beginners Guide to Writing by : Steve Barker
Download or read book A Beginners Guide to Writing written by Steve Barker and published by Steve Barker. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the world of storytelling? Look no further than "A Beginners Guide to Writing," a comprehensive guide that will unlock the secrets of crafting captivating tales across a spectrum of genres. Whether you aspire to write fiction, horror, fantasy, science fiction, romance, or historical fiction, this guide has got you covered. Written by a team of talented and experienced authors, this guide is a treasure trove of invaluable resources for aspiring authors and storytelling enthusiasts alike. Its pages are filled with expert tips, engaging writing exercises, and insightful advice that will help you develop your writing skills and bring your visions to life on the page. But that's not all. "A Beginners Guide to Writing" goes beyond the art of writing and delves into the world of publishing. With chapters dedicated to understanding the publishing industry, you'll gain a comprehensive grasp of the process. Learn the tips and tricks of editing and revision, explore the different types of editing services available, and discover effective marketing strategies to get your work noticed. Whether you're a complete novice or a budding wordsmith looking to enhance your skills, this guide is the perfect starting point for your writing journey. Unleash your creativity, hone your craft, and create a compelling story that captivates readers. Don't just dream of becoming a writer; make it a reality with "A Beginners Guide to Writing."
Book Synopsis The Fine Art of Copyediting by : Elsie Myers Stainton
Download or read book The Fine Art of Copyediting written by Elsie Myers Stainton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
