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Developmental Editing, Second Edition

A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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The only guide dedicated solely to developmental editing, now revised and updated with new exercises and a chapter on fiction.Developmental editing—transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells—is a special skill, and Scott Norton is one of the best at it. With more than three decades of experience in the field, Norton offers his expert advice on how to approach the task of diagnosing and fixing structural problems with book manuscripts in consultation with authors and publishers. He illustrates these principles through a series of detailed case studies featuring before-and-after tables of contents, samples of edited text, and other materials to make an otherwise invisible process tangible. This revised edition for the first time includes exercises that allow readers to edit sample materials and compare their work with that of an experienced professional as well as a new chapter on the unique challenges of editing fiction. In addition, it features expanded coverage of freelance business arrangements, self-published authors, e-books, content marketing, and more. Whether you are an aspiring or experienced developmental editor or an author who works alongside one, you will benefit from Norton’s accessible, collaborative, and realistic approach and guidance. This handbook offers the concrete and essential tools it takes to help books to find their voice and their audience.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-11-10
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt426 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieChicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
Antal sidor320
Upplaga2
FörlagThe University of Chicago Press
ISBN9780226793634

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PrefaceIntroduction What Developmental Editing IsWhom This Book Is ForWhat This Book CoversHow to Use the Exercise PacketSome Ground RulesA Few Notes about Cultural Assumptions 1. Concept: Shaping the Proposal Author Profile: The VeteranClient Profile: The AgentAssignment: The Proposal with Too Many ConceptsLocate the ConceptProfile the AudienceEvaluate Market PotentialBring the Vision into Focus 2. Content: Assessing Potential Author Profile: The First-TimerClient Profile: The Big Trade HouseAssignment: The Tome with Too Many SubjectsSize Up the AuthorSize Up the PublisherSize Up the DECreate a Content SummaryFind the Main SubjectExercises 3. Thesis: Finding the Hook Author Profile: The CoauthorsClient Profile: The Small Trade HouseAssignment: The Study with Too Many ThesesCull Theses from TopicsBeware of the RehashChoose the Main ThesisCreate a Working TitleExercises 4. Narrative: Tailoring the Timeline Author Profile: The HistorianClient Profile: The CopublisherAssignment: The Sprawling SagaUntangle Timelines from ArgumentsFind the Main TimelinesBrainstorm Timeline StrategiesCompose the New TimelineFine-Tune the TimelineRestore Bits of ArgumentExercises 5. Exposition: Deploying the Argument Author Profile: The TheoristClient Profile: The University PressAssignment: The Theory with Too Many TangentsUntangle Arguments from TimelinesFind the Main ArgumentsBrainstorm Argument StrategiesCompose the New ArgumentFine-Tune the ArgumentRestore Bits of TimelineExercises 6. Plan: Drafting a Blueprint Write Up the PlanCompose Chapter ThesesIntervene StrategicallyExercises 7. Rhythm: Setting the Pace Author Profile: The Sole AuthorityClient Profile: The Regional HouseAssignment: The Local History Turned PersonalRearrange the FurnitureDraft New PassagesBalance Chapter WeightsEdit for PaceExercises 8. Transitions: Filling in the Blanks Author Profile: The Dead AuthorClient Profile: The Self-PublisherAssignment: The Memoir with LapsesCreate Opening TransitionsCreate Closing TransitionsDraw ConclusionsPlace Those ConclusionsExercises 9. Style: Training the Voice Author Profile: The JournalistClient Profile: The Book PackagerAssignment: The Story with Too Many VoicesSet the ToneParse the RhetoricMaster AbstractionGauge the IroniesHarmonize the Voices 10. Display: Dressing Up the Text Author Profile: The Author-for-HireClient Profile: The Trade Reference HouseAssignment: The Guidebook with Poor SignageConsider SubheadsAnticipate the E-VersionConsider EpigraphsDraft an Art PlanIllustrate ConceptsVisualize DataTest-Drive MapsAdd Lagniappe 11. Fiction: Weaving the Dream Author Profile: The FriendClient Profile: The Genre BoutiqueAssignment: The Novel with Genre DysphoriaVet the PremiseScope Out the FormPosition the NarratorScout the SettingKnow the GenreAdvance the PlotRender the CharactersSweat the Details Afterword to PublishersFurther ReadingAcknowledgmentsIndex

"When I say this eleven-chapter book is an entire semester-long (or longer!) course in everything developmental editing (DE), I do not exaggerate. The material is engaging, relevant, immediately applicable—and just plain amusing. Norton excels in presenting concepts with clarity and coming up with examples aplenty. He is that professor that can lighten the dense, rein in the unwieldy, and still prompt a chuckle or two. . . . This book is one that every publishing professional should dissect and then place on the shelf for future reference."