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The Editor's Lexicon: Essential Writing Terms for Novelists

Author : Sarah Cypher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971796072
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Editor's Lexicon: Essential Writing Terms for Novelists written by Sarah Cypher and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a revision-savvy writer with the help of The Editor¿s Lexicon: Essential Writing Terms for Novelists. It decodes, defines, and provides helpful examples of the editorial jargon used in writing workshops, critiques, and online forums. Written by an experienced editor and writing teacher, this dictionary-style reference book is a fundamental guide for writers across the spectrum of experience--from new writers learning the craft, to seasoned nonfiction writers working on a first novel, to intermediate-level authors wishing to sharpen their technical skills. In the tradition of Strunk & White¿s The Elements of Style, The Editor¿s Lexicon is a concise, indispensable reference volume for every author¿s shelf.

Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307373266
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors written by Bill Bryson and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling authors, a terrifically useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers. What is the singular form of graffiti? From what mythological figure is the word “tantalize” derived? One of the English language’s most skilled writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. Covering spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and foreign names and phrases, Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors will be an indispensable companion for all who care enough about our language not to maul, misuse, or contort it. As Bill Bryson notes, “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense.” This dictionary is an essential guide to the wonderfully disordered thing that is the English language.

New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Author : Oxford Oxford Languages
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199570010
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors written by Oxford Oxford Languages and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A to Z guide for everyone who works with words. Drawing on the expertise of the Oxford Dictionaries department, it provides authoritative advice on those words and names which raise questions time after time because ofspelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and cultural or historical context. As well as lexical terms, there are many proper names included: from place names and personal names to names of institutions, literary references, and books of the Bible. Entries give full coverage of recommended spellings,variant forms, confusable words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations.It is an essential tool for writers, editors, publishers, journalists, and web editors, and together with New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Spelling Dictionary forms the complete editorial reference set.

Webster's New Essential Writer's Companion

Author :
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547563312
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book Webster's New Essential Writer's Companion written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Webster’s New Essential Writer’s Companion is a helpful guide to the mechanics of good writing and effective research including the latest electronic resources. With sections on grammar, punctuation, style, usage, and proofreading, this easy-to-use reference offers invaluable guidance to writers looking to give every piece of writing that polished finish. Additional advice on constructing logical sentences and paragraphs shows how to build a convincing overall argument. Key sections on research explain how to take full advantage of the powerful search tools available over computer networks, both inside and outside a traditional library setting. Compact and to the point, this nifty handbook is an ideal resource for the home, office, or classroom.

The Subversive Copy Editor

Author : Carol Fisher Saller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226734102
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Subversive Copy Editor written by Carol Fisher Saller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year writers and editors submit over three thousand grammar and style questions to the Q&A page at The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Some are arcane, some simply hilarious—and one editor, Carol Fisher Saller, reads every single one of them. All too often she notes a classic author-editor standoff, wherein both parties refuse to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling: "This author is giving me a fit." "I wish that I could just DEMAND the use of the serial comma at all times." "My author wants his preface to come at the end of the book. This just seems ridiculous to me. I mean, it’s not a post-face." In The Subversive Copy Editor, Saller casts aside this adversarial view and suggests new strategies for keeping the peace. Emphasizing habits of carefulness, transparency, and flexibility, she shows copy editors how to build an environment of trust and cooperation. One chapter takes on the difficult author; another speaks to writers themselves. Throughout, the focus is on serving the reader, even if it means breaking "rules" along the way. Saller’s own foibles and misadventures provide ample material: "I mess up all the time," she confesses. "It’s how I know things." Writers, Saller acknowledges, are only half the challenge, as copy editors can also make trouble for themselves. (Does any other book have an index entry that says "terrorists. See copy editors"?) The book includes helpful sections on e-mail etiquette, work-flow management, prioritizing, and organizing computer files. One chapter even addresses the special concerns of freelance editors. Saller’s emphasis on negotiation and flexibility will surprise many copy editors who have absorbed, along with the dos and don’ts of their stylebooks, an attitude that their way is the right way. In encouraging copy editors to banish their ignorance and disorganization, insecurities and compulsions, the Chicago Q&A presents itself as a kind of alter ego to the comparatively staid Manual of Style. In The Subversive Copy Editor, Saller continues her mission with audacity and good humor.

The Novelist's Lexicon

Author : Villa Gillet (Association)
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231150806
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Novelist's Lexicon written by Villa Gillet (Association) and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a recent literary conference hosted by Villa Gillet and "Le Monde," organizers asked seventy-seven prominent authors from around the world to choose a word that opens the door to their work. Their crystalline musings, collected here for the first time, offer an extraordinary portrait of writing and reading from the perspective of the artist. Organized alphabetically, the anthology is a pleasurable and instructive book for writers, readers, and anyone seeking an intimate understanding of literature. Through these personal "passwords," authors articulate the function of language, character, plot, and structure, and, in the process, reveal their relationship with the elements of story. Jonathan Lethem discusses the independent life of furniture; A. S. Byatt describes the power of the narrative web; Etgar Keret explains the importance of "balagan," a Hebrew word meaning "total chaos"; Daniel Mendelsohn expounds on the unknowable, or what the author should or should not impart to the reader; Annie Proulx clarifies "terroir," which embodies the complexities of time, place, geography, weather, and climate; and Colum McCann details the benefits of anonymity. Other participants include Rick Moody on adumbrated; Upamanyu Chatterjee on the bildungsroman; Enrique Vila-Matas on discipline; Adam Thirwell on hedonism; Nuruddin Farah on identities; Tariq Ali on laughter; Andre Brink on the heretic; Elif Shafak on the nomad; and PA(c)ter Esterhazy on the power and potential of words, words, words.

The Editor's Companion

Author : Janet Mackenzie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107402182
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Editor's Companion written by Janet Mackenzie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Editor's Companion explains how to adapt the traditional skills of editing for digital production.

Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers

Author : Crawford Gillan
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446412113
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers written by Crawford Gillan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential English is an indispensable guide to the use of words as tools of communication. It is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organisations. FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED BY CRAWFORD GILLAN RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIETY OF EDITORS

Writing A Report, 9th Edition

Author : John Bowden
Publisher : How To Books
ISBN 13 : 1848033974
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Writing A Report, 9th Edition written by John Bowden and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 9th edition, this extensively revised and updated handbook explains how you can write reports that will be: * Read without unnecessary delay * Understood without undue effort Accepted, and where applicable, acted upon / Divided into three parts, the book looks in detail firstly at the practical side of report writing: * Preparation and planning * Collecting and handling information * Writing and revising / Secondly, at the creative side of report writing: * Achieving a good style and choosing the correct words * Improving the overall appearance of reports / And thirdly at 23 common types of report, including: * Annual reports/ Appraisal reports * Audit reports Minutes/Progress reports * Student project reports/Technical reports / There is also an extensive glossary and a selection of sample reports.

The Writer's Lexicon

Author : Kathy Steinemann
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544070186
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Writer's Lexicon written by Kathy Steinemann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You just read your manuscript and discovered that your characters nod like marionettes in every chapter. When they're not nodding, they roll their eyes. Time to slash the Pinocchio strings and turn them into real people. Award-winning author Kathy Steinemann provides the tools. She cuts through the so-called rules and offers simple solutions. Too many repetitions of "little"? There's a cure for that. Do you rely on "very" too often? There's a cure for that too. You'll find the remedies in this book's dispensary. Should you ever use anything other than "said" to attribute dialogue? Are exclamation points taboo? The answers might surprise you. Learn how to harness body language, purge hackneyed adjectives, and draw on the environment for ambience. No more wooden characters. You'll transform them into believable personalities that your readers will learn to love. Or hate. Get in the driver's seat, relax, and enjoy your journey-with Kathy Steinemann's book as your GPS.

Oxford Writers' Reference Pack

Author : Oxford Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198614272
Total Pages : 1504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Writers' Reference Pack written by Oxford Staff and published by . This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New editions of three essential handbooks for writers and editors bundled together for the first time and at a great discount. Authoritative and comprehensive, New Hart's Rules, The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, and The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary are the indispensable desk guides for all writers and editors, and together form the complete editorial reference set. New Hart's Rules is the definitive guide to style for everyone who works with words. Following in the footsteps of the inimitable Hart's Rules (first printed in 1893, and published in thirty-nine editions), New Hart's Rules is a brand-new text giving authoritative and expert advice on all editorial aspects of creating text whether on paper or on line. Amongst other topics, the work covers layout and headings, hyphenation and punctuation, UK and US usage, bibliography, footnotes, illustrations, and indexing. It is an essential part of every writer's and editor's toolkit. New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A-Z guide for everyone who works with words. brand-new book provides authoritative advice on spellings of difficult and unusual words, variant forms, confusable words, hyphenation, capitalization, foreign and specialist terms, proper names, and abbreviations. An essential part of every editor's and writer's toolkit. The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary is a brand-new text, designed to offer both a quick reference for spelling and also an authoritative guide to recommended word breaks for line endings in text, whether on paper or in electronic form. Based on the latest Oxford Dictionaries' research, this text gives unambiguous guidance on spelling and form, including capitalization, hyphenation of compounds, UK and US spelling, and irregular inflections. It is an essential part of every writer's and editor's toolkit.

Dictionary of Cognitive Science

Author : Olivier Houdé
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456356
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Cognitive Science written by Olivier Houdé and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents comprehensive definitions in more than 120 subjects. Topics range from 'Abduction' to 'Writing' within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics.

Library Notes; Improved Methods and Labor-Savers for Librarians, Readers and Writers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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European Science Editing

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Handbook of Terminology Management: Application-oriented terminology management

Author : Sue Ellen Wright
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781556195099
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Terminology Management: Application-oriented terminology management written by Sue Ellen Wright and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Terminology Management is a unique work designed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists (e.g., engineers, medical professionals, etc.), standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work.In more than 900 pages, the Handbook brings together contributions from approximately 50 expert authorities in the field. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats such fundamental issues as: practical methods of terminology management; creation and use of terminological tools (terminology databases, on-line dictionaries, etc.); terminological applications.The high level of expertise provided by the contributors, combined with the wide range of perspectives they represent, results in a thorough coverage of all facets of a burgeoning field. The lay-out of the Handbook is specially designed for quick and for cross reference, with hypertext and an extensive index.See also "Handbook of Terminology Management" set (volumes 1 and 2).

Macmillan Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours

Author : Pamela Rice Hahn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0028638999
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Macmillan Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours written by Pamela Rice Hahn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents basic rules of grammar and sentence construction, shows the proper use of punctuation, and discusses style, research, and editing.

Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering

Author : Philip A. Laplante
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420037803
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering written by Philip A. Laplante and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Succinct yet comprehensive coverage of the most important terms, acronyms, and definitions made the first edition of the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering a bestseller. Recent advances in many disciplines of this rapidly growing field have made necessary a new edition of this must-have reference. This authoritative lexicon includes more than 1500 additional terms, now supplying more than 11,000 total terms gathered by a stellar international panel of the world's leading experts, compiled from CRC's immensely popular and highly respected handbooks, and accompanied by more than 120 tables and illustrations. New areas to this edition include: Process Control and Instrumentation Embedded Sensors and Systems Biomedical Engineering Hybrid Vehicles Mechatronics Data Storage GIS Includes new terms reflecting the rapid growth in: Computer Electronics Image Processing Nanotechnology Fuel Cells Phillip Laplante has again succeeded in producing an invaluable, up-to-date reference for the entire field of electrical engineering, covering device electronics and applied electrical, microwave, control, power, and digital systems engineering in addition to the new areas listed above. Whether you are a practicing or student electrical engineer or a professional from another field in need of complete and updated information, you need look no further than the Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition.