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This eBook provides a step-by-step guide on the processes required to become a successful editor.  It can help give you the tools to you achieve a competitive edge in what is a very competitive industry. It will enable you to separate the editing process into bite size stages, following a logical sequence of tasks, from securing the work at the outset through to final proofing.

It contains 60 pages of advice written by John Mason, who knows the editing business and has written hundreds of books and articles beginning in the 1970s.

 

CONTENT 

CHAPTER 1 HOW MUCH EDITING?
 

Introduction 
Finding a balance and setting priorities 
Fiction and non-fiction 
Personality traits of editors 
Editing traps 

CHAPTER 2 STAGES OF EDITING 

Introduction 
Editing steps 
Example of a simple style guide 
Step-by-step 

CHAPTER 3 TYPES OF EDITING 

What are your editing criteria? 
Improving content 
Improving readability 
Editing a newsletter 
Editing a blog 
Editing a print magazine or newspaper 
Editing a sales catalogue 
Editing a brochure 
Editing a fiction book 
Editing a non fiction text book 
Editing research papers and journal articles 
Conclusion 

CHAPTER 4 TOOLS AND LANGUAGE 

Editing and proofreading symbols 
Proofreading tips 
IT tools 
Plagiarism 

CHAPTER 5 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR EDITORS 

Communication 
Listening and talking 
Written communication 
Advanced written communication 
How editors communicate 
When and where editors work 

CHAPTER 6 FINDING WORK AND SELLING YOURSELF 

Editing today

APPENDIX 
 



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