Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do

Since 1962 Editors on Editing has been an indispensable guide for editors, would-be editors, and especially writers who want to understand the publishing process. Written by America’s most distinguished editors, these 38 essays will teach, inform, and inspire anyone interested in the world of editing. Editors on Editing includes essays on the evolution of the American editor; the ethical and moral dimensions of editing; what an editor looks for in a query letter, proposal, and manuscript; line editing; copyediting; the freelance editor; the question of political correctness; making the most of writers’ conferences; and numerous other topics

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• The Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and ... Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders (with CD-ROM)
• The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition
• Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century
• The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications
• Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century
• Publishing for Profit: Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers
• Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition