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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Editing Made Easy : Simple Rules for Effective Writing
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Table of Contents
Editing Made Easy : Simple Rules for Effective Writing
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Author's note | p. ix | |
Why learn editing? the benefits for you | p. 11 | |
Lean and clean: what editors do | p. 12 | |
The golden rules: for professional writing and editing | p. 15 | |
Ruthless people: what makes a good editor? | p. 16 | |
Be active: avoiding the passive voice | p. 18 | |
Split personalities: beware the split infinitive | p. 22 | |
Time for action: turning nouns into verbs | p. 25 | |
Small and pesky: two words that slow the pace | p. 29 | |
Nuisance value: more overused words | p. 32 | |
Is that so? how to avoid that | p. 35 | |
Every which way: the difference between which and that | p. 37 | |
Short is beautiful: avoid long sentences | p. 40 | |
Briefly speaking: a guide to shorter, simpler words | p. 43 | |
Pronouns: how to avoid confusion | p. 52 | |
Feeling single, seeing plural: more tricky pronouns | p. 55 | |
Collective nouns: which verb form do I use? | p. 57 | |
Clichés: avoid them like the plague | p. 60 | |
The future that is to come: the tautology trap | p. 63 | |
Stating the obvious: first cousin to the tautology | p. 65 | |
There, there: a few little words we can do without | p. 67 | |
Putting on the style: be consistent | p. 69 | |
Punctuation: basic rules | p. 72 | |
Contractions: when, and when not, to use them | p. 82 | |
To quote or not to quote: direct and indirect speech | p. 83 | |
Tricky, tricky: serial or cereal? | p. 85 | |
The plurals trap: don't get caught | p. 88 | |
Under a spell: a handy guide to difficult words | p. 90 | |
Oops: the misplaced phrase | p. 91 | |
If only: be careful to say what you mean | p. 92 | |
Now, see here: look out for this common error | p. 94 | |
Kid stuff: avoid slang | p. 95 | |
Former, latter, last: how to keep order | p. 96 | |
Get to the point: how to write a news story | p. 97 | |
Heads, you win: how to write a headline | p. 99 | |
Editing checklist: a last round-up | p. 103 | |
Hot tips: things to remember | p. 105 | |
And finally: set your standards high | p. 107 | |
Resources: things to keep handy | p. 108 | |
Index | p. 110 |