Starting your career as a freelance editor : a guide to working with authors, books, newsletters, magazines, websites, and more / / by Mary Embree

• Autore: Embree Mary <1932->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Allworth Press, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (162 pages)
• Disciplina: 808.027023
• Soggetto topico: Editing - Vocational guidance
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Making the Choice -- The Decision to Become an Editor -- The Decision to Freelance -- The Advantages and Disadvantages to Freelancing -- Advanced Study -- Chapter 2 Getting Started -- How I Got Started -- How Others Got Started -- How You Can Get Started -- Chapter 3 Careers in Editing -- Determining the Kind of Editing You Will Do -- Organizations for Freelance Editors -- Chapter 4 Marketing Your Services -- Donating Time and Expertise to Nonprofits -- Speaking and Conducting Workshops -- Networking -- Building Your Business -- Chapter 5 Working with an Author -- At the Beginning -- Manuscript Preparation -- Determining Which Clients to Take -- Estimating Time -- The Structure of a Book -- The Divisions of a Book -- Front Matter -- Back Matter -- How and When to Question an Author -- Offering Guidance -- A Relationship of Confidence -- A Word of Caution -- Chapter 6 Styles and Usage -- Styles -- Punctuation (American style) -- Grammar and Parts of Speech -- Misspellings -- British English Versus American English -- Misused Words -- Chapter 7 Editing Principles -- Copyediting -- Mechanical Editing -- Substantive Editing -- Proofreading -- The Stages of Editing -- Chapter 8 Methods of Editing -- Fact Checking -- Editing on Paper -- Making the Edits on the Computer -- The Mechanics of Editing -- Chapter 9 The Well-Rounded Editor -- The Editor as Consultant -- Editing, Revising, and Rewriting -- Bring Your Editing Up to Date -- Limit the Use of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Qualifiers -- Stay Within Your Comfort Zone -- Preparing a Final Manuscript for Production -- Production Checklist -- Chapter 10 The Business of Freelancing -- Fictitious Business Name -- Seller's Permit -- Accounting -- Small Business Resources -- Legal Guides -- Chapter 11 Preparing Your Office. ; Office Furniture and Equipment -- Consultations with Clients -- Office Supplies -- Chapter 12 What Should You Charge? -- Chapter 13 Legal Matters -- Other Legal References -- Copyright Infringement -- Fair Use -- Permission -- Privacy and Releases -- Nondisclosure Agreement -- Chapter 14 Maintaining the Momentum -- The Book Proposal -- Researching -- Chapter 15 Self-Publishing -- How to Publish Your Book Yourself -- Setting Up a Publishing Company -- Preparing a Book for Publication -- Promoting and Selling Your Books -- Self-Publishing Companies -- Resources -- Style Books -- Other References -- Periodicals -- Professional Organizations -- Glossary -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Starting your career as a freelance editor
• ISBN: 1-62153-597-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158987003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Starting Your Career