If there is one book on punctuation I’d recommend to everyone, it’s “Eats shoots and leaves” by Lynne Truss. In this book, Lynne Truss has dealt with all matters related to punctuation in a humorous and engaging fashion. This not only removes the “boring” tag associated with the subject of punctuation, but also gets people [...]
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Eats Shoots and Leaves: Book Review
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading, tagged book review, punctuation, writing tips on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Avoiding the pitfalls of micro-editing
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a nicely written article on how to distinguish between essential and non essential editing.
http://www.jeanweber.com/newsite/?page_id=23
Source: Internet
Debunking some myths about copyediting and proofreading
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a good write-up for those considering getting into the line:
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-5260.html
A copyeditor’s checklist
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Checklist
Attached is a comprehensive checklist for all copyeditors.
On Copyediting
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this article. It’s a fun read.
http://www.ibiblio.org/copyed/Stepp.html
Copyediting vs. Proofreading
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
www.m-w.com decribes a copyeditor as one who prepares copy for the typesetter or one who edits and headlines newspaper copy.
A proofreader is defined as someone who reads and marks corrections in typeset text.
So clearly, a copyeditor is the one who edits copy before the proofreader. After the copyeditor is done with his or her job, [...]
Proofreading software
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These days there is software for almost every kind of need. So it is with proofreading as well. There is proofreading software available these days by the name of whitesmoke. They claim that it checks for spelling errors, grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and that there is a synonym dictionary and idiom dictionary in the package.
They [...]
Style Sheets and Style Guides
Posted in Copyediting/Proofreading on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A style sheet is a document the copyeditor prepares that lists the grammatical conventions and the distinctive treatment of words (capitalization, hyphenation, favored spellings, etc.) within a particular text.
Information such as ““Fragments are acceptable with this author’s style” and “Split infinitives are acceptable with this author’s style” and the rules for hyphenation are found on [...]
