Developmental Editing a Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publisher

Informationen zum Autor Scott Norton is director of editing, design, and production at the University of California Press. Klappentext Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. This book provides an approach to developmental editing. It deals with the core tasks of shaping the proposal, finding the hook, building the narrative or argument, executing the plan, and establishing a style. Zusammenfassung Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache! the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. This book provides an approach to developmental editing. It deals with the core tasks of shaping the proposal! finding the hook! building the narrative or argument! executing the plan! and establishing a style.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Norton, Norton Scott
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.11.2011
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9780226595153
• ISBN: 978-0-226-59515-3
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions (packing): 14.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm
• Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing; Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing; Chicago GDES Writing Editing & Publishing CGWEP (CHUP); Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing (CHUP)
• Subjects: Writing & editing guides; Writing and editing guides; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General