Editing


The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer Keys
What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
The Elements of Style
Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
The Chicago Manual of Style
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
William Zinsser
Learn to enjoy this tidying process. I don't like to write; I like to have written. But I love to rewrite. I especially like to cut: to press the DELETE key and see an unnecessary word or phrase or sentence vanish into the electricity. I like to replace a humdrum word with one that has more precision or color. I like to strengthen the transition between one sentence and another. I like to rephrase a drab sentence to give it a more pleasing rhythm or a more graceful musical line. With every small ...more
William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Suzanne Finnamore
For most people, I edit. Most people are definitely getting along on the Cliffs Notes.
Suzanne Finnamore, Otherwise Engaged

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