Proofreading and editing skills

Proofreading and editing skills
Author: Prim-Ed Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2005
Genre: Editing
ISBN: 9781846540011

Features a selection of passages of text for correction by pupils - each with a punctuation, grammar, spelling and vocabulary focus. This title provides a variety of fiction and non-fiction writing genres, including legends, traditional poems, instructions, persuasive writing and reports. It includes teachers notes, answers and curriculum links.

Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies

Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies
Author: Suzanne Gilad
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2011-02-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118051319

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. 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 Master the art of the query Use proofreader symbols Edit and proof electronic documents Build a solid freelancing career

The Pocket Book of Proofreading

The Pocket Book of Proofreading
Author: William Critchley
Publisher: William Robert Critchley
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2006-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0955143721

This is a guide to freelance proofreading and copy-editing, with examples of proof correction marks and exercises with corrections supplied.

Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell'

Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell'
Author: Louise Harnby
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2021-03-12
Genre:
ISBN:

This fiction-editing guide shows authors and editors how to recognize shown and told prose, and avoid unnecessary exposition. Louise Harnby, a fiction editor, writer and course developer, teaches you how to identify stylistic problems and craft solutions that weave showing and telling together, and understand why there's no place for 'don't tell' in strong writing. Topics include: Shown and told prose in different scenarios; the relevance of viewpoint; when exposition serves story and deepens character; and tools that help writers add texture.

Proofreading and Editing in Student and Research Publication Contexts

Proofreading and Editing in Student and Research Publication Contexts
Author: Nigel Harwood
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2024-03-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1040002684

This book explores proofreading and editing from a variety of research and practitioner-led perspectives to describe, debate, and interrogate roles and policies within the student and research publication context. Chapters feature a wide range of empirical research findings gathered from an internationally diverse set of experts in the field from Australia, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, the UK, and the USA. The book progresses debates surrounding the legitimacy and necessity of copyeditors and proofreaders, drawing upon a range of theory and practice. Contributing to further research and dialogue in the area, the book addresses the ethicality and educative benefits of proofreading from various perspectives. Ultimately, the book offers vital discussions about the ethics and boundaries of proofreading and editing with experts sharing their experiences and recommendations for next steps. This book will be of relevance to postgraduate students, researchers and academics in the fields of literary studies, higher education, language arts, and applied linguistics. Teaching and learning professionals, policymakers, proofreaders, and editors can also benefit from the volume.

Proofreading and Editing Precision

Proofreading and Editing Precision
Author: Ellis Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1994
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780538628440

This comprehensive, activity-oriented text is designed to sharpen proofreading and editing skills .It provides a thorough review of the rules governing language arts. Computerized exercises found on the data disk are integrated throughout to give the user additional practice in editing and formatting documents just as they would in everyday life.

Author: James Stroman
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2008-04-04
Genre:
ISBN: 0814409768

Between coordinating meetings, making travel arrangements, and running the phone lines, being a professional administrative assistant requires an astonishing and varied range of skills involving interpersonal communication, written presentations, and organizational ability.Written in a down-to-earth style, Administrative Assistant’s and Secretary’s Handbook provides readers with information on subjects including record keeping, telephone usage, office machines, mail, business letters, and computer software skills. Now in its third edition, the book has been completely revised with expanded coverage of topics including electronic records management, interpersonal and communication skills, troubleshooting computer problems, time and stress management, customer service, event planning, web conferencing, math for office professionals, office management and supervision, transcription, and much more.Comprehensive and completely up-to-date, this is the book every administrative professional should own.

Success in Reading and Writing

Success in Reading and Writing
Author: Lisa Lord
Publisher: Good Year Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1991-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780673360038

Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!