Developmental editing : a handbook for freelancers, authors, and publishers / Scott Norton.
This handbook is dedicated solely to the art of developmental editing. With more than three decades of experience in the field, the author offers expert advice on how to approach the task of diagnosing and fixing structural problems with book manuscripts in consultation with authors and publishers. He illustrates these principles through a series of detailed case studies featuring before-and-after tables of contents, samples of edited text, and other materials to make an otherwise invisible process tangible. This revised edition includes a new chapter on editing fiction, which presents similar challenges to nonfiction plus a range of additional ones, including issues of premise, setting, plot, and character development. For the first time, the book comes with a set of exercises that allow readers to edit sample materials and compare their work with that of an experienced professional. And it includes new or expanded coverage of basic business arrangements for freelancers, self-publishing, e-books, and content marketing, among other topics. Aspiring and experienced developmental editors, as well as the authors who work with them, will find a wealth of insight in this book. -- Adapted from publisher's description.
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- ISBN: 9780226793634 (paperback)
- ISBN: 022679363X
- Physical Description: xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-293) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Concept : shaping the proposal -- Content : assessing potential -- Thesis : finding the hook -- Narrative : tailoring the timeline -- Exposition : deploying the argument -- Plan : drafting a blueprint -- Rhythm : setting the pace -- Transitions : filling in the blanks -- Style : training the voice -- Display : dressing up the text -- Fiction : weaving the dream. |
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