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Editing & Proofreading eBooks

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  • 13 Steps To Evil: How To Craft A Superbad Villain

    Workbook

    by Sacha Black ...
    Series series Better Writers Series
    Sacha Black’s book 13 Steps To Evil – How To Craft A Superbad Villain showed writers how to create their ultimate villain in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide.This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 13 Steps To Evil and guiding you through the development of your indisputable bad guy. It’s time to get to the core of your villain and supersize that evil.Inside ... Read more

    R50,99

  • Learning the Fundamentals of Fiction

    How to Become a Successful Beta Reader, #1

    by Dedrie Marie ...
    Series Book 1 - How to Become a Successful Beta Reader
    Are you a ravenous reader, a fiction freak, a biblio beast with an insatiable appetite? Have you ever wished your bookish habit could somehow earn its keep?There's a way—a truly exciting way!The first fiction that I ever beta read changed my life. Yes, it helped the author, but it transformed the course of my literary world—so much so that I now make a living offering author services—all because I ... Read more

    Free

  • First You Write a Sentence.

    The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life.

    by Joe Moran ...
    A STYLE GUIDE BY STEALTH - HOW ANYONE CAN WRITE WELL (AND FULLY ENJOY GOOD WRITING)**'**Joe Moran is a wonderfully sharp writer, calm, precise and quietly comical' Craig BrownAdvanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be enjoyed, but created only by a genius. Good writing, however, can be written (and read) by anyone if we give it the gift of our time.Enter ... Read more

    R183,99

  • The Forest for the Trees

    An editor's advice to writers

    by Betsy Lerner ...
    No one is better qualifed to help with the writing process than a passionate editor with years of experience. Betsy Lerner, one of the most admired of American book editors, is such a one - and in this book she shares her editorial wisdom and provides a unique insider's understanding of the publishing process.From her long experience working with successful writers and discovering new voices, ... Read more

    R190,43

  • 10 Steps To Hero - How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist Workbook

    by Sacha Black ...
    Series series Better Writers Series
    Sacha Black's book, 10 Steps To Hero - How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist, showed writers how to create their ultimate hero in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide.This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 10 Steps To Hero and guiding you through the development of your indisputable hero. It's time to cut through the charm, get to the core of your character and ... Read more

    R50,99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Don’t Trust Your Spell Check

    Pro Proofreading Tactics And Tests To Eliminate Embarrassing Writing Errors

    by Dean Evans ...
    Don’t Trust Your Spell Check tackles proofreading and copy editing from a different perspective. It shows you why we make mistakes, what mistakes we regularly make, and how to spot mistakes before you print or publish content. It also includes over 25 proofreading tests, designed to develop and improve proofreading skills. Poor attention to detail can be disastrous. Wince at the US high school, ... Read more

    R120,10

  • Writing Non-Fiction Books: The Essential Guide

    by Gordon Wells ...
    Series series Need2Know Books
    Many dreams of writing a novel, but the competition is fierce. The proportion of non-fiction to fiction books is at least five or six to one. So, which one would you choose to write?This no-nonsense guide will show you how to convert your knowledge into a non-fiction book proposal – from working up the basic idea to finding an interested publisher and presenting it well, all the way to agreeing ... Read more

    R81,02

  • Do I Make Myself Clear?

    Why Writing Well Matters

    by Harold Evans ...
    Harold Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger, and he has been knighted for his services to journalism. In Do I Make Myself Clear?, his definitive guide to writing well, Evans brings his indispensable insight to the art of clear communication.The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with ... Read more

    R297,84

  • A+ Guide to the Freshman Five

    by Alison Plus ...
    Series Book 7 - A+ Guides to Writing
    Please Note: This is a boxed set. The first year of college can be challenging for many reasons. The classes are harder, the schedule is more demanding, and you will be expected to manage everything on your own, perhaps for the first time in your life. And the papers! You have to write so many papers! But there is help available for the papers, at least. The Freshman Five Boxed Set contains the ... Read more

    R166,49

  • Manual práctico de escritura creativa.1

    by Ruben Garcia Cebollero ...
    El Manual práctico de escritura creativa.1 está dedicado a la narrativa breve, la hiperbreve y la novela, así como a la creatividad, su desarrollo, y las técnicas y ejercicios que nos permiten narrar historias. Se recoge en él un compendio de la principal bibliografía existente sobre el tema, así como los apuntes, notas y ejemplos propios, y de la voz de otros escritores, para animar al lector a ... Read more

    R48,50

  • A+ Guide to Persuasive Essays

    by Alison Plus ...
    Series Book 5 - A+ Guides to Writing
    Persuasive essays, also called written arguments, are among the most common writing assignments and are used across the curriculum. Yet, despite their common use, many students struggle with the basics of creating a compelling, persuasive argument. Focusing on the four keys to persuasive writing, this booklet uses a step-by-step method to start with an assignment and end with a final draft. By ... Read more

    R66,49

  • Małe kroki do szybkiego czytania

    by Roger Ted Middleton ...
    Stałem przed kilkoma osobami, które zarabiają dużo więcej niż przeciętny człowiek i rozmawiałem z nimi o rozwoju osobistym, a oni mówili, że ich to nie obchodzi. Częściowo się z nimi zgadzałem i nie chciałem ich przekonywać do czegoś przeciwnego niż to, w co tak mocno wierzyli. Zdałem sobie sprawę, że gdybym się upierał, zostałbym potraktowany z podejrzliwością i ostatecznie bez zainteresowania. ... Read more

    R43,71

  • Working Words

    by Elizabeth Manning Murphy, DE ...
    For editors, writers, teachers and students of English grammar, and wordsmiths all … WORKING WORDS is a collection of ‘chats’ about aspects of editing and writing for dipping into – it’s not a textbook but a companion to books on grammar, style, punctuation, plain English, editing practice, and the business of being a freelance editor. This full revision updates the text to reflect current editing ... Read more

    R199,86

  • The Art of Editing in the Age of Convergence

    by Brian S. Brooks, James L. Pinson ...
    The Art of Editing in the Age of Convergence remains the most comprehensive and widely used text on editing in journalism. This latest edition continues to shift the focus toward online multimedia as more and more people get their news that way. Amid these changes, the authors continue to stress the importance of taking the best techniques learned in print and broadcast editing and applying them ... Read more

    R3 502,95

  • Små steg till snabbläsning

    by Roger Ted Middleton ...
    Morgondagen är alltid ett mysterium, vi vet inte vilka utmaningar och "unga vargar" vi kommer att möta, vi vet inte om de regler som vi har byggt vår situation på i dag fortfarande kommer att gälla i morgon eller om vi måste kämpa enligt någon annans regler och förlora. Ju mer vi utmanar vår hjärna, desto bättre kommer vi att kunna reagera på utmaningar, vilket är en av hemligheterna med ... Read more

    R43,71

  • La lecture rapide est bonne

    by Roger Ted Middleton ...
    Avec chaque livre supplémentaire que nous lisons, nous créons plus de liens et pouvons avoir des visions plus claires. Les grands génies voyaient d'abord une œuvre entière avec l'œil de leur esprit et il ne leur restait plus qu'à traduire cette vision par écrit, sans avoir besoin de corrections supplémentaires. Le subconscient est une véritable banque de données à laquelle l'esprit conscient ne ... Read more

    R43,71

  • Honesty in the Use of Words

    by Martin Naparsteck ...
    What makes great writing great writing is not spelling or grammar or syntax, but honesty. Not the careless honesty of our emotions, but the intellectual honesty that results from careful thoughts combined with a firm insistence that we write only true things. The honest writer always seeks to avoid deception, always believes writing the truth is more important than proving a point. Honesty in the ... Read more

    R104,64

  • How Academics Get Pubished: Demystifying Book Publishers’ Expectations of Academic Authors

    by Charles J Bewlay ...
    This book will show you:✔ how to avoid the blunders and hurdles of getting your academic book published, by a publisher✔ what good publishers expect along the way✔ a solid overview of how to get published✔ ways to submit proposals✔ how to navigate the publishing process✔ how you can contribute to sales and marketing✔ the optional self-publishing route – most of the book is also true for a self ... Read more

    R58,33

  • Teksten redigeren

    by Wim Daniëls ...
    Deze e-bookuitgave van Teksten redigeren biedt een helder systeem van ijkpunten waarmee u de kwaliteit van uw teksten kunt verbeteren. Onmisbaar voor iedereen met redactietaken, zoals eindredacteuren, bureauredacteuren, secretaressen, marketing- en communicatiemedewerkers, pr-adviseurs, en voor studenten in opleiding. Maar ook voor wie de kwaliteit van zijn eigen teksten wil verbeteren.Het boek ... Read more

    R194,57

  • The First 100 Words

    by Stephen Parrish ...
    The first 100 words of your manuscript are as important as all the words that follow. They comprise a first impression. They set the tone and introduce your writing style. If poorly chosen, they may be the only words an editor reads. The purpose of The First 100 Words is to share one editorial staff's insights into that narrow literary domain, to chart the pitfalls and headlong plunges that ... Read more

    R17,16 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing and Editing for Digital Media

    by Brian Carroll ...
    An essential guide to writing and editing for digital media, this sixth edition responds to the mainstreaming of genAI (Generative AI) and LLMs (Large Language Models), among many other changes in the best practices of digital storytelling.Carroll explains and demonstrates how to effectively write for digital spaces and places that typically abound with graphical content, multimedia, and ... Read more

    R1 045,84

  • Advantage Study Skllls: Arguing Skills (Study Aid 9)

    by Richard Smith ...
    The study skills in this section should enable students to: -Write gripping paragraph openingsControl the 'direction' of the paragraphEmploy brief (as well as long) sentencesPunctuate the work accordinglyMake the work comprehensible to outside partiesClose paragraphs in a brisk, business-like manner ... Read more

    R47,97 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Invisible Art of Literary Editing

    by Bryan Furuness, Sarah Layden ...
    A field guide to the trade and art of editing, this book pulls back the curtain on the day-to-day responsibilities of a literary magazine editor in their role, and to the specific skills necessary to read, mark-up and transform a piece of writing. Combining a break-down of an editor's tasks – including creating a vision, acquisitions, responding to submissions and corresponding with authors – with ... Read more

    R291,51

  • Write, Edit, Publish

    A Comprehensive Guide for Authors

    by Bill Vincent ...
    Unlock the secrets of successful authorship with "Write, Edit, Publish: A Comprehensive Guide for Authors" by Bill Vincent. This essential guide demystifies the complexities of academic publishing, offering clear, coherent advice for both novice and experienced writers. Drawing from a wealth of existing resources and industry expertise, Vincent provides practical strategies for improving your ... Read more

    R18,26