| The Layers of Magazine Editing Contributor(s): Evans, Michael Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231128606 ISBN-13: 9780231128605 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and working its way down, layer by layer, to the smaller questions of grammar and punctuation. Based on Michael Evans's years of experience as an editor and supplemented by invaluable observations from the editors of more than sixty magazines -- including "The Atlantic, Better Homes and Gardens, Ebony, Esquire," and "National Geographic" -- this book reveals the people-oriented nature of the job. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Editing & Proofreading |
| Dewey: 808.060 |
| LCCN: 2003068834 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.68" W x 8.52" (1.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and working its way down, layer by layer, to the smaller questions of grammar and punctuation. Based on Michael Evans's years of experience as an editor and supplemented by invaluable observations from the editors of more than sixty magazines--including The Atlantic, Better Homes and Gardens, Ebony, Esquire, and National Geographic--this book reveals the people-oriented nature of the job. |
