The artful edit : on the practice of editing yourself / Susan Bell.

By:

Bell, Susan (Susan P.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., c2007.Edition: First editionDescription: 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780393332179 (pbk.)
0393057526 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.027 BEL 23 008741

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

Gaining perspective -- The big picture: Macro-editing -- The details: micro-editing -- Master class -- Servants, dictators, allies: a brief history of editors -- Basic copyediting symbols.

Summary: "The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood--or simply overlooked--art of editing. The book brims with examples, strategic tips, exercises, and a series of remarkable interviews with such writers as Michael Ondaatje and Ann Patchett, Susan Bell's vigorous investigation into the history and meaning of the edit reminds us that editing is much more than a computer spell check--it is an art. Like the Elements of Style, The Art Edit is a must-have companion for every writer."

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	808.027 BEL 008741 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		008741

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-225).

Gaining perspective --
The big picture: Macro-editing --
The details: micro-editing --
Master class --
Servants, dictators, allies: a brief history of editors --
Basic copyediting symbols.

"The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood--or simply overlooked--art of editing. The book brims with examples, strategic tips, exercises, and a series of remarkable interviews with such writers as Michael Ondaatje and Ann Patchett, Susan Bell's vigorous investigation into the history and meaning of the edit reminds us that editing is much more than a computer spell check--it is an art. Like the Elements of Style, The Art Edit is a must-have companion for every writer."

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