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Copyediting and Proofreading for Dummies

Autor S Gilad
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mai 2007
Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470121719
ISBN-10: 0470121718
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 184 x 233 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Everyone from parents helping their children with homework, college students, administrative assistants, CEOs, and, of course, project editors working with authors will benefit from the information in this book.

Cuprins

Introduction. Part I: Welcome to the Word World. Chapter 1: Reading as a Job? Oh, Yes. Chapter 2: Jobs for Bookworms. Chapter 3: Other Publishing Opportunities. Part II: Conquering Copyediting. Chapter 4: So, What Does a Copyeditor Do? Chapter 5: What Makes a Good Copyeditor Great. Chapter 6: A Handful of Copyediting Specialties. Chapter 7: The Copyediting Process in Action. Part III: Picking Up a Proofreading Career. Chapter 8: So, What Does a Proofreader Do? Chapter 9: Mastering the Proofreading Symbols. Chapter 10: Dipping Your Pencil in the Proofreading Waters. Chapter 11: Watching a Proofreader in Action. Part IV: Adding to Your Repertoire. Chapter 12: Boning Up on Punctuation and Usage. Chapter 13: Dissecting Books and Magazines. Chapter 14: Balancing Between Style and Rules. Chapter 15: Creating and Using the All-Important Style Sheet. Chapter 16: Formatting a Manuscript. Chapter 17: Editing and Proofreading Electronically. Part V: Turning Your Skills into Paychecks. Chapter 18: Hunting for Work. Chapter 19: Preparing for a Freelance Career. Chapter 20: Keeping the Freelance Jobs Coming. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Keys to Success as a Copyeditor. Chapter 22: Ten Keys to Success as a Proofreader. Part VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Commonly Misspelled Words. Appendix B: Glossary. Appendix C: Online Resources. Index.

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