Developmental editing: a handbook for freelancers, authors, and publishers
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Main Author: Norton, Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2009
Series:Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
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Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index
Concept : shaping the proposal -- Content : assessing potential -- Thesis : finding the hook -- Narrative : tailoring the timeline -- Exposition : deploying the argument -- Plan : drafting a blueprint -- Rhythm : setting the pace -- Transitions : filling in the blanks -- Style : training the voice -- Display : dressing up the text
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 238 pages)
ISBN:9780226595160
0226595161

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