Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know about What Editors Do

ISBN-13: 9780802132635 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 377 str.

Gerald C. Gross

Opis

Since 1962 Editors on Editing has been an indispensable guide for editors, would-be editors, and especially writers who want to understand the publishing process. Written by America s most distinguished editors, these 38 essays will teach, inform, and inspire anyone interested in the world of editing. Editors on Editing includes essays on the evolution of the American editor; the ethical and moral dimensions of editing; what an editor looks for in a query letter, proposal, and manuscript; line editing; copyediting; the freelance editor; the question of political correctness; making the most of writers conferences; and numerous other topics"