Developmental editing a handbook for freelancers, authors, and publishers /
Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. Transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells? That's the job of the developmental editor, whose desk is the first stop for many manuscr...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess ebrary MyiLibrary Grant MacEwan University Access |
| Summary: | Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. Transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells? That's the job of the developmental editor, whose desk is the first stop for many manuscripts on the road to bookdom-a route ably mapped out in the pages of Developmental Editing. Author Scott Norton has worked with a diverse range of authors, editors, and publishers, and his handbook provides an approach to developmental editing that is logical, collaborative, humorous, and realistic. He sta. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 238 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226595160 (electronic bk.) 0226595161 (electronic bk.) 9780226595146 (Cloth) 0226595145 (Cloth) |