41. EAC/ACR - Web Resources For Editors - Grammar, Style, And Usage It is written primarily, though not exclusively, for copy editors of magazines Grammar Handbook The Grammar Handbook, created by the writers Workshop, http://www.editors.ca/web/grammar.htm

Associations Books and Book Publishing Business Resources Design, Typography, and Electronic Publishing ... Submit a Resource Grammar, Style, and Usage Citing Internet Sources Copy Editing Grammar Guides Style Guides CITING INTERNET SOURCES Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack/Kleppinger) "Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet," written by Andrew Harnack and Gene Kleppinger of Eastern Kentucky University, goes beyond the limited recommendations in The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (1995) and suggests additions and emendations to Janice Walker's "MLA-Style Citations for Electronic Sources" (see below). A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities Suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the humanities, derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations , 5th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987). The author, Melvin E. Page of the History Department East Tennessee State University, has also drawn upon suggestions from some of the works listed in his bibliography. Citation Guides for Electronic Documents List of guides, maintained by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

42. Unisa Online - Links The copy Editor s Page a site with useful links for copy editors writers Resources Links - links to a variety of resources for writers and editors. http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=1871

43. Writer's Block, Feature, Technology: A Blessing For Writers And Editors? - Winte writers and editors use technology both to publish electronic documents and to Now that few offices have typists to produce new copy, the writer and the http://www.writersblock.ca/winter1996/feature.htm

Winter FEATURE BUSINESS WORD BOOK REVIEW ORIGINS POET'S CORNER Feature Technology: A Blessing for Writers and Editors? by Gene Bodzin Computers have changed the way writers and editors work. But are we getting the most from the new tools? Writers and editors use technology both to publish electronic documents and to prepare electronic data storage media—diskettes or tapes—for printing equipment so that paper copies can be produced. Many traditional ways of treating old concerns are no longer the best ways, and a number of new issues have arisen for those involved in preparing texts for publication today. Editing on Screen or on Paper? Editors who are print-oriented usually feel comfortable marking up hard copy; other editors may prefer to use electronic text. The reasons for each practice are convincing. On the one hand, paper is safer—with it, nobody can lose an entire day's editing by hitting the wrong button or because a machine has crashed. Paper pages are more accessible—more of the text can be seen at once and pages can be scanned more easily. In addition, a paper trail satisfies the need for a record of editorial changes. On the other hand, editing on-line is faster, text can be moved more easily, and each new version is clean. A key argument for editing electronically is that since it typically takes as long to input editing changes as it does to make them on paper, taking both steps doubles the time required for copy-editing and increases costs.

44. Chicklit: The Library Newsletter and other resources for copy editors, with job listings, links, Professional association for writers, editors, technical translators, http://www.chicklit.com/library/librarywriterseditors.html

Many thanks to Ria for the capsule reviews on this page. Related sections: Print publishers Electronic publishing Reference tools Please let me know if you find any broken or dead links, or know of any sites that you feel should be included here: deborah@chicklit.com There's a whole section on the forums AllFreelanceWork: Writing Brings together freelancers and the people who want to hire them. Chock-full of useful stuff. Article Resource Association Association of Canadian Publishers New! Get published in Canada! Invaluable source for how-to guides, contact information, and much more. Book Marketing Update BookWire The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Home Page The home of bad writing, in all its gory splendor. Visit and read, but at your own risk. The Burry Man Writers Center A writers' community. Articles, chat, sections focused on everything from health writing to scifi to screenplays, and a wee bit of Scottish goodness to boot. Chicana Writer Chicana writing, culture, politics, and community. Writing contests, articles, forums, mailing lists, and more. Columbia Journalism Review Website for the watchdog group that monitors and critiques the field of journalism.

45. First Draft By Tim Porter: Here's To You, Cliché Writers Everywhere Tom Mangan, a copy editor at the San Jose Mercury news who blogs here, Despite most writers and editors knowing that tired writing equals tired reading, http://www.timporter.com/firstdraft/archives/000457.html

First Draft by Tim Porter Main June 10, 2005 Here's to You, Cliché Writers Everywhere The death of actress Ann Anne Bancroft this week produced a gaggle of "Mrs. Robinson" headlines - and the subsequent send-up of same by sharp-eyed (and sharp-tongued) headline watchers. They rightly skewer the "Here's to You" heds as predictable clichés . I'll go one step further (and this is not about copy editors vs. reporters, so back in your seats, kids): Clichés are the bane of good writing and their ubiquitous presence in newspapers directly undercuts efforts to reach younger readers, who prefer " surprise and humor ." [Read: The Readership Institute's work in at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and Readership: Survival Lessons for the Future from Minneapolis Brian Montopoli of CJR Daily slices and dices the Bancroft heds most deftly in this piece , "Hard Day on the Rim." He writes: "There's gotta be something in the song, you think go back to the song. You get up from your cube, stare out the window. Start singing to yourself. Wait shit that's it! The chorus! It's so obvious! There's that part where Simon and Garfunkel croon, "Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson." Why not just that? Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson. It's so simple, but it says everything. Everything

46. Writers And Editors writers and editors communicate through the written word. copy writers write advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote the http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/outlook/ocos089.html

Writers and Editors (D.O.T. 052.067-010; 131 except .262-010 and -018; 132; and 203.362-026) Nature of the Work Writers and editors communicate through the written word. Writers develop original fiction and nonfiction for books, magazines and trade journals, newspapers, technical reports, company newsletters, radio and television broadcasts, movies, and advertisements. Editors select and prepare material for publication or broadcasting and supervise writers. Writers first select a topic or are assigned one by an editor. They then gather information through personal observation, library research, and interviews. Writers select and organize the material and put it into words that effectively convey it to the reader, and often revise or rewrite sections, searching for the best organization of the material or just the right phrasing. Newswriters prepare news items for newspapers or news broadcasts, based on information supplied by reporters or wire services. Columnists analyze news and write commentaries, based on personal knowledge and experience. Editorial writers write comments to stimulate or mold public opinion, in accordance with their publication's viewpoint. Reporters and correspondents, who may also write articles or copy for broadcast, are described elsewhere in this section of the Handbook Technical writers make scientific and technical information easily understandable to a nontechnical audience. They prepare operating and maintenance manuals, catalogs, parts lists, assembly instructions, sales promotion materials, and project proposals. They also plan and edit technical reports and oversee preparation of illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts.

47. Testy Copy Editors Where newspaper copy editors and their fans talk shop. I have heard writers and editors muse about winning Pulitzers before a word was written. http://www.testycopyeditors.org/

Testy Copy Editors Newspaper copy editors and their fans talk shop. 03:31:17 am, Categories: Articles , 521 words Standards By Mary Ellen Slayter The bloggers are coming! The bloggers are coming! And it looks like they all dropped their dictionaries. Should copy editors pick them up? From what I've seen purporting to be "citizen journalism" online, I sure hope so. Copy editing is at the heart of the discipline of verification that separates journalism from mere gossip, and yet I keep hearing that we're just a bunch of control freaks out to ruin the party. Far from bringing about the death of the blogosphere, thorough editing is what can save it from collapsing into inflammatory gibberish and what will make it possible for mainstream media companies to incorporate the best features of blogging into their brands. But first we have to stop acting like blogs are different from any other "content delivery method," which the bloggers love reminding us that our boring old newspapers are after all. Blogs are not any different. Entertainment is one thing, but online journalism still relies on the same principles of accuracy, fairness and clarity that we strive for every day in the newspaper. Copy editors are a crucial part of that in print, and they will become more so online as the medium matures. Second, we have to stop hiding behind language about liability. It doesn't matter if the courts rule that a blogger is responsible for his words, not the media company that publishes them. That is not a question of liability. It's one of credibility, our most valuable commodity. Regardless of what the fine print says, if your newspaper is hosting an amateur blog filled with libelous comments,horrid writing, unverified rumors and mundane nonsense, that content will be associated with your masthead, and it will damage it.

48. Copy Editor - 1988-93 - Mindy McAdams and the interplay between powerful editors and powerful writers. At smaller publications, such as MIS Week, a copy editor gets to do some of everything http://mindymcadams.com/resume/resume3.htm

Work History mindymcadams.com WORK HISTORY EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS ENGAGEMENTS ... TECHNOLOGIES Copy Editor Time magazine July 1988 - February 1993 Summary: When one becomes part of an institution as large and venerable as the Time-Life empire, a great deal of tradition and established procedure must be mastered. Along with learning my role in the operation, I also learned much about how editorial decisions are made, factors that affect what goes on the cover, the way Time's network of foreign correspondents is used, the value of research, and the interplay between powerful editors and powerful writers. At smaller publications, such as MIS Week , a copy editor gets to do some of everything: write headlines and captions, select and crop photos, design pages, cut stories to fit, and even write articles. At an organization as large as Time's , everything is specialized, and copy editors basically do nothing but copy editing (and some proofreading). However, this specialization, combined with a large staff and a leisurely weekly deadline (as opposed to a daily deadline) allows copy editors to devote a great amount of attention to detail. Special Projects I was assigned to create the punctuation section for the revised house stylebook. After several weeks of research, I submitted a draft, on which I solicited comments and which I then saw through two revisions.

49. Stc.org :: Competitions :: Chapter Competitions :: Newsletter Winners an organization for technical writers, technical editors, web developers, and more Margie Yundt, copy Editor Martin Eisenloeffel, Illustrator http://www.stc.org/chapterCompetitions_NEWS_winners.asp

@import url(CSS/STC-STYLE2.css); dqmcodebase = "" //script folder location contact search log in home Society for Technical Communication an organization for technical writers, technical editors, web developers, and more... 2004-2005 Newsletter Competition Winners 2004-2005 Newsletter Competition Winners STC newsletters play an integral role in communicating news and information about the technical communication profession among members of STC chapters, student chapters, and special interest groups (SIGs). They also help both members and nonmembers develop interest in Society goals and activities at the chapter, regional, and Society levels. The STC newsletter competition honors chapter and SIG newsletter editors who achieve these goals and excel in creating newsletters that exhibit effective design, layout, and editorial qualities. The award-winning newsletters demonstrate the importance of the skills and talents of perceptive, dedicated newsletter editors. The editors and other contributors deserve much praise for their expertise in publishing exceptional STC newsletters. Connections STC Chapter: Mercer University Carla Paschke

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search Home Research apparel Information Desk guides runway trends news ... publications Marketplace sales leads sourcing sales reps research ... catalogs Community calendar career who's who fashion calendar emailed monthly! ... a Friend ABSTRACT Nature of the Work Working Conditions Employment Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement ... Sources of Additional Information Significant Points Competition is expected to be less for lower paying, entry-level jobs at small daily and weekly newspapers, trade publications, and radio and television broadcasting stations in small markets. Persons who fail to gain better paying jobs or earn enough as independent writers usually are able to transfer readily to communications-related jobs in other occupations. Nature of the Work Writers and editors communicate through the written word. Writers develop original fiction and nonfiction for books, magazines and trade journals, newspapers, technical reports, online distribution, company newsletters, radio and television broadcasts, movies, and advertisements. Editors Writers either select a topic or are assigned one by an editor. Then they gather information through personal observation, library and Internet research, and interviews. Writers select the material they want to use, organize it into a meaningful format, and use the written word to express ideas and convey information to readers. Often, writers revise or rewrite sections, searching for the best organization or the right phrasing.

51. Denis Dutton On Roland Barthes And Jacques Barzun “All writers have had cause to be grateful to their alert copy editors. Barzun spends all his space deriding copy editors who overstep their calling http://denisdutton.com/barthes_barzun.htm

Bookmarks Barthes and Barzun in Philosophy and Literature Denis Dutton www.denisdutton.com In 1965, Raymond Picard, later holder of the Chair of French Literature at the Sorbonne, published in La Revue des Science Humaines a conservative assault on Roland Barthes and la nouvelle critique. Barthes responded in the following year with a counter-attack which now appears for the first time in English. Criticism and Truth (University of Minnesota Press, $25.00, cloth, $10.95 paper) has been translated by Katrine Pilcher Keuneman, who has also provided a fine introduction, helpful footnotes, and a section of background material on the names which crop up in the course of Barthes’s discussion. Roland Barthes The issue of clarity is taken up by Philip Thody in his engaging (and very clear) forward to the book. Thody ruminates on the way in which English academics — most markedly philosophers from Hume through Russell and Ryle — tend to gravitate toward ordinary language, as though they might be “expected to make their views clear to any of their colleagues in medicine or the sciences who might drop in for a chat about Structuralism or Phenomenology on his way to lunch.” Although Thody claims he is sympathetic with this style of philosophy, he still has Barthesian reservations: “I can see that such a preference is based upon the presupposition that the sceptically-minded, rationalistic, Anglo-Saxon professional middle classes are going to stay in power.”

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53. Copy Editors: Act As The Readers' Advocate - American Press Institute That’sa question more copy editors also need to ask. Another big issue the indiscriminate use of adverbs, which many writers use in a futile attempt http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/content/p3226_c1388.cfm

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54. Internet Resources - Writers Resources - Writing Links & Writers Links For Write copy Editing /writers American copy editors Society Words on Words American copy editors Society - job postings copyediting-L copyediting-L - Archives http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/wrlinks-wordstuff.htm

Internet-Resources.com Word Stuff Return to Writers' Resources contents page Unsorted [/writers] L. Kip Wheeler - Literary Terms and Definitions L. Kip Wheeler - Comp - Lit - Poetry - Links - more Greda Vaso - Determining the Readability of a Book - includes formulas for Gunning's Fog Index, Flesch Formula, Powers Sumner Kearl Style - Grammar - Errors in English [/writers] American Heritage - Band-Aid AP Stylebook Paul Brians - Common Errors in English CJ Cherryh - Writerisms and other Sins The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ Gary N. Curtis - The Fallacy Files - Logical fallacies and bad arguments Prof. Charles Darling - Guide to Grammar and Writing Prof. Charles Darling - Concise one page guide to verb tenses The Economist (UK) - Style Guide John Eshleman - Logical Fallacies Essay Troubles - writing tips H.W. Fowler - The King’s English (2nd ed - 1908) Citation Styles IUIPI - Gary B. Larson - Garbl's Writing Resources Online Jack Lynch - Guide to Grammar and Style Heather MacFadyen (U of Ottawa) - Using Verb Tenses Ted Montgomery - Ted's Punctuation Guide George Orwell - a classic Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Purdue - Online Writing Lab Robert Radford - Footnotes and Endnotes RPI - One-pager on "revising prose" Barry Hartley Slater - Logical Paradoxes Jane Straus - Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation William Strunk, Jr -

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56. Tips Anyone -- Even You -- Can Use He s considered the godfather of the American copy editors Society and has an ACES scholarship editors can coach writers. editors can coach each other. http://www.notrain-nogain.org/train/res/copyd/tips.asp

Nearly 70 editors attended "The New AGE of Copy Editing" workshop Sept. 13-15, 2002, in St. Louis, Mo. The workshop was sponsored by the Mid-America Press Institute. Here are some of the tips offered by speakers at the workshop. More tips from the workshop: We can all write better headlines every day Some Guidelines for Headlines The language and style: Improving yours Some elements of poetry A new age for copy editors Merv Aubespin admits that he never spent a minute as a copy editor in his nearly 35-year journalism career at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky. However, the recently retired associate editor has become one of the biggest supporters of copy editors. He's considered the godfather of the American Copy Editors Society and has an ACES scholarship named after him. And he's outspoken about the need for copy editors in newsrooms. "You do something important besides process information," Aubespin said at "The New AGE of Copy Editing" workshop in St. Louis. "You take the role of being the last one in the line before your paper ends up on my doorstep or my neighbor's doorstep.

57. Editorial Division Sports Editor. Responsible for coordinating coverage of UF sports in a 35 page daily section. Must also manage a staff of writers and copy editors. http://www.alligator.org/advert/service/editorial_division.html

Alligator Editorial Positions Spring 2000 Seeking energetic, enthusiastic staffers who are willing to learn on the job. No experience required. Please come by our offices at 1105 W. University Ave. (across from Nations Bank) and fill out an application or download it at this link and return it to our offices by Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. The following is a list of positions that will be employed at the Alligator during the Spring 2000 term. Not all positions are paid. (The Editor and Managing Editor of The Alligator and Alligator Online managing editor are selected by the Board of Directors. The application and interview process and the deadlines are advertised in The Independent Florida Alligator well in advance of the close of each UF semester. Unless a sudden vacancy occurs, that is the only time those positions are available for application.) Editorial Administration Reporters (two needed): Responsible as the main watchdog over UF's administration. Will cover decisions made related to student fees, long- and short-term plans of the president and politics within UF's administration and Florida's higher education system. One key duty during the Spring term will be to spearhead coverage of UF's search for a new president. Also responsible for writing about state and national higher education issues in the context of UF. Art Director: Responsible for overseeing the overall design of the newspaper. Will manage a team of graphic artists that specialize in information graphics, illustrations and page layout. The art director sets the visual tone of the newspaper.

58. Resources For Writers And Writing Instructors copy Editor Home Page editors Ink — A guide to copyediting, valuable for both professional editors and novice writers. Tools and Tips for copy editors http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/links.html

Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors By Jack Lynch Rutgers University This page is terribly disorganized; I'm working to clean it up. For now, it's a miscellaneous group of writing resources serving as a supplement to my grammar and style guide . Note that, as a matter of policy, I don't include links to commercial enterprises. General Resources: Alt.usage.english newsgroup Keith Ivey's English Usage Page Mark Israel's FAQ for alt.usage.english World Wide Words American Heritage King's English , and other indispensable public-domain works. Worth a bookmark. Grammar Resources on the Web EnglishForums.com Discussion groups on English grammar, usage, and style. Rhetoric: The Rhetoric Server (Berkeley) Chiasmus.com Sylva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric (Gideon Burton, Brigham Young) A superb guide to classical rhetoric, with definitions of many rhetorical terms. Style Guides (more or less comprehensive): Strunk, The Elements of Style (1918 edition) (Bartleby) H. W. Fowler, The King's English (Bartleby) Guardian Style Guide A thorough guide to the house style of The Guardian . American users should note that it's a British publication; all users should note that it settles their own house style, and doesn't pretend to rule on the language as a whole.

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60. Copy Editors Jobs anonymous people who are the bestread writers at the Free Press. They re copy editors, and they write the big type, the headlines all readers see, http://www.freep.com/jobspage/academy/copy_editors.htm

The secret life of copy editors By ALEX CRUDEN Detroit Free Press chief of copy desks You have two minutes, maybe. The page needs to go to press. Your immediate task is to write a headline. This one is for an article that says: "Shortly after a 7:30 a.m. takeoff from Metro Airport, a Northwest Airlines 100-seat jet bound for White Plains, N.Y., accidentally deposited two pieces of luggage onto the Mitchells' property." It goes on with details about the Huron Township couple and why the accident happened. Tell what happened in a half-dozen words, divided equally onto two lines. If you're Jim Rogers, you write: Two suitcases land before plane does Jim is one of about three dozen generally anonymous people who are the best-read writers at the Free Press. They're copy editors, and they write the big type, the headlines all readers see, the words that cause someone to read more or to toss the paper aside. If you are a copy editor, you also are, crucially, the last person to edit and check ALL the articles, listings, columnists, briefs, recipes and so on. So every word needs scrutiny. Of course, every sentence you want to change was written by a colleague who doesn't necessarily think your change is a good idea, even if the colleague has made that same mistake in five previous articles.

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