Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies
(Sprache: Englisch)
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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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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Turn your knack for language into a lucrative careerMust-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. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé, and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents -- find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss.
* Balance between style and rules
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Master the art of the query
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Use proofreader symbols
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Edit and proof electronic documents
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Build a solid freelancing career
The fun and easy way to edit writing for school, work-even profit
Studies show that when people learn to copyedit and proofread their own work, they improve their style, eliminate writing weaknesses, and catch more of their own errors. Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies shows everyone from college students to CEOs and editors how to carefully check and edit writing, their own or other's. It features tips for using accurate punctuation and vocabulary, improving spelling, avoiding common mistakes, and increasing speed and efficiency. This practical guide also reveals how to develop editing skills into a lucrative business.
Suzanne Gilad (Brooklyn, NY) has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints. She is President of PaidToProofread.com and frequently presents editing seminars around the world.
Studies show that when people learn to copyedit and proofread their own work, they improve their style, eliminate writing weaknesses, and catch more of their own errors. Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies shows everyone from college students to CEOs and editors how to carefully check and edit writing, their own or other's. It features tips for using accurate punctuation and vocabulary, improving spelling, avoiding common mistakes, and increasing speed and efficiency. This practical guide also reveals how to develop editing skills into a lucrative business.
Suzanne Gilad (Brooklyn, NY) has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints. She is President of PaidToProofread.com and frequently presents editing seminars around the world.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies “
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.
Autoren-Porträt von Suzanne Gilad
Suzanne Gilad has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Suzanne Gilad
- 2007, 1. Auflage, 384 Seiten, Maße: 23,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470121718
- ISBN-13: 9780470121719
Sprache:
Englisch
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