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Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss. Balance between style and rules Master the art of the query Use proofreader symbols Edit and proof electronic documents Build a solid freelancing career

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Welcome to the Word World. Chapter 1: Reading as a Job? Oh, Yes. Chapter 2: Jobs for Bookworms. Chapter 3: Other Publishing Opportunities. Part II: Conquering Copyediting. Chapter 4: So, What Does a Copyeditor Do? Chapter 5: What Makes a Good Copyeditor Great. Chapter 6: A Handful of Copyediting Specialties. Chapter 7: The Copyediting Process in Action. Part III: Picking Up a Proofreading Career. Chapter 8: So, What Does a Proofreader Do? Chapter 9: Mastering the Proofreading Symbols. Chapter 10: Dipping Your Pencil in the Proofreading Waters. Chapter 11: Watching a Proofreader in Action. Part IV: Adding to Your Repertoire. Chapter 12: Boning Up on Punctuation and Usage. Chapter 13: Dissecting Books and Magazines. Chapter 14: Balancing Between Style and Rules. Chapter 15: Creating and Using the All-Important Style Sheet. Chapter 16: Formatting a Manuscript. Chapter 17: Editing and Proofreading Electronically. Part V: Turning Your Skills into Paychecks. Chapter 18: Hunting for Work. Chapter 19: Preparing for a Freelance Career. Chapter 20: Keeping the Freelance Jobs Coming. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Keys to Success as a Copyeditor. Chapter 22: Ten Keys to Success as a Proofreader. Part VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Commonly Misspelled Words. Appendix B: Glossary. Appendix C: Online Resources. Index.

About the Author :
Suzanne Gilad has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118051313
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118051319
  • Publisher Date: 14 Feb 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 384


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