Editing made easy : simple rules for effective writing / Bruce Kaplan.
An earlier version of Editing Made Easy, published in Bruce Kaplan's native Australia, has become a best-selling resource for writers in much or the English-speaking world. Because of the different spellings and conventions of American English, it has been unavailable here -- until now. This book is thoroughly revised, updated, expanded, and Americanized. It maintains the attractions of the original -- friendly, easy-to-understand rules for improved writing. It's a quick read, and an easy reference for anybody who wants to communicate clearly with American English. The book is non-technical in its approach. It doesn't cover grammatical terms such as present perfect progressive or correlative conjunctions. It boils grammar and style into a few simple rules that will serve you well whether you are a journalist, a student, a novelist, a business executive, a blogger, or anybody else who would like to make effective use of written language.
Translated from the author's native Australia, this title is thoroughly revised, updated, expanded, and Americanized. With friendly, easy-to-understand rules for improved writing, and an easy reference for anybody who wants to communicate clearly with American English. Is non-technical in its approach, doe not cover grammatical terms such as present perfect progressive or correlative conjunctions. It boils grammar and style into a few simple rules that will serve you well whether you are a journalist, a student, a novelist, a business executive, a blogger, or anybody else who would like to make effective use of written language.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780942679366
- ISBN: 0942679369
- Physical Description: 112 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Hinesburg, Vt. : Upper Access Book Publishers, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A friendly, practical guide for writers, students, business executives, bloggers, Web developers and anyone else who wants to write well"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Why learn editing? the benefits for you -- Lean and clean : what editors do -- The golden rules: for professional writing and editing -- Ruthless people : what makes a good editor? -- Be active : avoiding the passive voice -- Split personalities : beware the split infinitive -- Time for action : turning nouns into verbs -- Small and pesky : two words that slow the pace -- Nuisance value : more overused words -- Is that so? how to avoid that -- Every which way : the difference between which and that -- Short is beautiful : avoid long sentences -- Briefly speaking : a guide to shorter, simpler words -- Pronouns : how to avoid confusion -- Feeling single, seeing plural : more tricky pronouns -- Collective nouns : which verb form do I use? -- Clichés : avoid them like the plague -- The future that is to come : the tautology trap -- Stating the obvious : first cousin to the tautology -- There, there : a few little words we can do without -- Putting on the style : be consistent -- Punctuation : basic rules -- Contractions : when, and when not, to use them -- To quote or not to quote : direct and indirect speech -- Tricky, tricky : serial or cereal? -- The plurals trap : don't get caught -- Under a spell : a handy guide to difficult words -- Oops : the misplaced phrase -- If only : be careful to say what you mean -- Now, see here : look out for this common error -- Kid stuff : avoid slang -- Former, latter, last : how to keep order -- Get to the point : how to write a news story -- Heads, you win : how to write a headline -- Editing checklist : a last round-up -- Hot tips : things to remember -- And finally : set your standards high -- Resources : things to keep handy. |
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Subject: | Editing. English language > Rhetoric. Journalism > Juvenile literature. Publishers and publishing. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Archie | 808.027 KAP 2012 (Text) | 0002205360692 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Drexel | 808.027 KAP 2012 (Text) | 0002205360700 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | 808.02 KAP (Text) | 37884102175696 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | 808.027 KAP (Text) | 33042004062785 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |