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Editing for Writers by Lois Johnson Rew and Lois Johnson (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100137490860
ISBN-139780137490868
eBay Product ID (ePID)735376
Product Key Features
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEditing for Writers
Publication Year1998
SubjectEditing & Proofreading, Technical Writing
TypeTextbook
AuthorLois Johnson Rew, Lois Johnson
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight26.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-048712
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808/.027
Table Of ContentI. THE EDITING PROCESS AND THE EDITING PROFESSION. 1. Introduction to the Editing Process. 2. Levels of Editing. 3. Editor-Author Relationships. 4. Working as an Editor. II. SENTENCE-LEVEL EDITING. 5. Style, Sentence-Level Editing, and Editing Marks. 6. Final Editing or Proofreading. 7. Editing Copy and Constructing Style Sheets. 8. Capitalization, Spelling, Numbers, and Document Style. 9. A Review of Basic Grammar. 10. Punctuating Sentence Types. 11. Punctuating Within Sentences. 12. Choosing the Right Words. 13. Building Effective Sentences. III. DOCUMENT EDITING. 14. Developmental and Organizational Editing. 15. Graphics Editing. 16. Document Design. 17. Access Aids in Print and Online Documentation. 18. Editing Online Documentation. 19. International and Intercultural Issues for Editors. Glossary. Appendix. Index.
SynopsisBased on interviews with actual workplace writers and editors, this unique text/workbook teaches editing approaches and skills that writers can apply to their own or others' documents. Outlines a process to identify and solve problems and helps readers develop the ability to explain their editing decisions. Features 136 different kinds of exercises. Contains special chapters on editing on-line documentation, graphics, document design, and on international and intercultural issues, as well as 16 different checklists that can be applied to developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. For anyone interested in editing or copyediting; professional, technical, science, business, or nursing writing; or nonfiction writing., For upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Editing or Copyediting, Professional or Technical Writing, Advanced Composition, General, or Magazine Editing. Based on interviews with actual workplace writers and editors, this unique text/workbook teaches editing approaches and skills that writers can apply to their own or others' documents. It carefully outlines a process to identify and solve problems and helps students develop the ability to explain their editing decisions.
LC Classification NumberPN162.R48 1999
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