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The craft of editing

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Routledge 2019 OxonDescription: vi, 209 p. Includes references and indexISBN:
  • 9781138495807
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.027 C7
Summary: The Craft of Editing offers a rare insight into the unique dynamic between author and editor. In this illuminating book, Adnan Mahmutovic and Lucy Durneen lead a cohort of industry experts to bring transparency to the mystique that often surrounds the craft and practice of editing. Using genuine case studies from published works including annotated manuscripts this book prepares writers for potential dialogue and critique from editors. The Craft of Editing follows the journey from rough draft to publication, an essential part of any writing experience while showing the singular and authentic approach each editor takes. Using original pitches, debates, emails, and instant messages to shed light on the collaboration between authors and editors, The Craft of Editing is an indispensable tool to creative writers and students alike. https://www.routledge.com/The-Craft-of-Editing/Mahmutovic-Durneen/p/book/9781138495807
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Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 41-A / Slot 2353 (3rd Floor, East Wing) Non-fiction General Stacks 808.027 C7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 202022

Table of content

1 The Craft of Editing
2 "Final Instructions for My Disposal," AGNI Magazine
3 "To the Rainforest Room: In Search of Authenticity on Three Continents," Orion Magazine
4 "The Expo," Guernica Magazine
5 "The King of the Ball," Two Thirds North
6 "Everything I know about comic books* (*and what I am afraid to ask.)," World Literature Today
Index

The Craft of Editing offers a rare insight into the unique dynamic between author and editor. In this illuminating book, Adnan Mahmutovic and Lucy Durneen lead a cohort of industry experts to bring transparency to the mystique that often surrounds the craft and practice of editing. Using genuine case studies from published works including annotated manuscripts this book prepares writers for potential dialogue and critique from editors. The Craft of Editing follows the journey from rough draft to publication, an essential part of any writing experience while showing the singular and authentic approach each editor takes. Using original pitches, debates, emails, and instant messages to shed light on the collaboration between authors and editors, The Craft of Editing is an indispensable tool to creative writers and students alike.

https://www.routledge.com/The-Craft-of-Editing/Mahmutovic-Durneen/p/book/9781138495807

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