Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing: The Subversive Copy Editor : Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself) (Paperback)

from phredfrancis

For a copyeditor or for someone looking to become one, this little book has a wealth of handy information about the work, systems, processes, and people involved in most putting out almost any kind of publication. It is a book about taking the best approach to the inherent problems in the work of...

from castiron

A fun and educational read, even for a marketing person. Recommended for anyone in publishing or interested in publishing.

from EowynA

I'd been following this blog via Facebook, and decided to get the book that went with it. I'm glad I did. It is a book of advice for copy editors and those who would be copy editors, rather than advice about how to edit a specific piece. Each chapter opens with one or more of the questions that a...

from kaulsu

So, I am in the middle of copyediting--for remuneration!--a first book. Although I think I can do it (having done it before on a volunteer basis), my confidence is waning. It is taking longer than I expected. The author is rebelling over using what I consider "standard English." Like every senten...

from majorbabs

A fabulous guide for anyone who works with words, authors, manuscripts, and other types of copy. Highly recommended.