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Informationen zum Autor Elsie Myers Stainton Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second EditionIntroductionOne. BasicsThe Copyeditor's Job; The Copyeditor's Stance; Kinds of Editors; The Value of CopyeditingTwo. Legal and Contractual Aspects of PublishingMutual Dependency; Libel; Indiscretion (Bias); Copyright and PermissionsDesign: Illustrations; JacketsOther Contractual Specifics: Titles; Proofs and AAs; IndexThree. Types of EditingBooks:Trade Books! Scholarly Books! Textbooks! Scientific and Professional BooksReference Volumes: Dictionaries of the English Language; Other Dictionaries and EncyclopediasMiscellaneousJournalsFour. The Editor's DilemmaPersonal Relations: Praise; Differences of OpinionDifficult Manuscripts: Editor's Ploys; The Confident Bad WriterThe Role of AppreciationFive. Editorial ProceduresBasics: Choices; Generic CodingPreliminaries: Chapter Titles and Headings; Illustrative Material; Notes and Bibliography or References; Front MatterCopyediting: Errors! Ambiguities! Inconsistencies; Style of WritingStyle Sheet: Capital Letters; Italics; HyphensSpecial Problems: CorrectionsFinishing Up: Running Heads; Spine Copy; ReviewEditor to AuthorSix. Computer TechnologyThe Publishing House; Computer Aids; Editor on Computer; Author on Computer; Computer Language; ResultsSeven. A Concise Manual of Writing Style for CopyeditorsGeneral Guidelines; Rhetoric; Readership; Ambiguity; Repetition; PretentiousnessDetails: Spelling; Capitalization; Italics; Compound Words and Hyphens; British Spelling and PunctuationGrammar and Usage: Parts of Speech; Mistakes in Grammar; That and Which; Punctuation; Abbreviations; Cross-ReferencesTablesBias-Free WritingEight. The Fine ArtSentencesPunctuationFigures of Speech: New Uses for Old Words; MetaphorsNew WordsChanging UsageNine. Notes! References! and BibliographiesNumbered Notes: Content and Placement; Shorten...
