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ISBN 10: 0470121718 
ISBN 13: 9780470121719
Author: Suzanne Gilad

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

Copyediting and Proofreading for Dummies 1st Table of contents:

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 (and likely similar "Ten" lists)

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