Copy-editing
Barbara Horn
To succeed as a copy-editor, you need more than a sound knowledge of language and grammar. You also need a good understanding of the publishing processes and a level of judgement that you normally get only from years of experience.
Copy-editing will give you a head start to becoming a true editing professional. Written by Barbara Horn, an immensely experienced and widely respected editor, project manager and trainer, this comprehensive guide is packed with practical information on what to do and carefully distilled advice on how to do it.
Both a manual for aspiring copy-editors and a useful reference for those with more experience, Copy-editing offers guidance on how to hear the text, check technical figures, suggest changes and apply appropriate styles, impose consistency, and communicate with authors and other colleagues. There is information on working on paper and electronic files, dealing with copyright and, of course, resolving troublesome grammatical problems.
Each chapter includes exercises that let you practise what you’re learning on material drawn from different kinds of publications aimed at a variety of readers, from children to academics.
Clear, concise and easy to follow, Copy-editing is a unique title and one that belongs on every editor’s desk.
Horn Editorial Books and The Publishing Training Centre 2008
Paperback (435 pages)
ISBN: 978 0 9553404 1 3
Price: £45.00 (plus 10% postage and packing for UK delivery; or 15% plus £0.50 for delivery overseas)
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"Altogether a very valuable book."
Judith Butcher, Author Butcher's Copy-editing.
"I think this book fulfils its purpose of easing the proofreader into the copy-editor’s role, and will fill gaps in the knowledge of more experienced editors, or those seeking advice when venturing into unfamiliar territory."
Anne Waddingham, Editing Matters (the newsletter of the SfEP)