- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books (Jun 30 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201563568
- ISBN-13: 978-0201563566
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 816 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #282,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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At last, direct from the trenches, here’s the book technical editors have been waiting for. Unlike other guides which review grammar and spelling—but don’t address the special challenges of technical editing—this lively, practical book deals with the real-world problems, issues, and decisions that face technical editors and writers.In this book you’ll get tips for preparing a style guide technical writers will want to use. You’ll find checklists of what to look for during different types of editorial reviews, learn how to make the transition from traditional to desktop publishing, and see how you can build true usability into printed and online documentation. Enhanced by real examples, case studies, and practical techniques, these flexible and pragmatic solutions go far beyond the mechanics of marking up manuscripts. You get guidance that will help you decide how heavily to edit, how to manage and track large projects, and even how to position yourself for the future when software will handle the copy editing.Whether you edit technical documentation for a living, write technical material, or review the work of others, this book helps you improve your skills and your understanding of the technical editing function.
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Direct from the trenches, here's the practical guidance technical editors can use to apply editing principles under absurdly tight deadlines and constantly changing product specs, tips and tricks for editing common constructs in technical writing, and when to bend the rules to avoid technical ambiguity.
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Editing as it really is,
By Andrew Wheatcroft (Stirling, Scotland UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers (Paperback)
I recommend this book to my Masters students as the best guide to the real world of editing. It is not just about 'technical editing', but a first rate primer for editing generally. A perfect example of the author's 'can do'approach is The Half Hour edit on page 172. What can you do if you only have a script for 30 minutes before the courier arrives ? Most editors would throuw up their hands and say 'nothing'. Tarutz tells you ten useful (perhaps vital) steps you can accomplish in this time.We have used a number of texts, but this one is without doubt the best
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Necessary for any writer's toolkit!,
By Deanna (Leawood, KS United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers (Paperback)
This book is an EXCELLENT resource for any technical writer! It is thorough, strategic, and full of practical tips. Of course, it is very well written.
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How to justify a Technical Editor on your staff,
By Halo (THE valley) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers (Paperback)
This book is particularly useful in defining the role of your Technical Editor, but what I found useful was the way the author addressed the need for a technical editor. In many technical writing and documentation groups, a technical editor is not in place because they use peer edits instead. Peer edits are not as effective as a technical editor! This book addresses quantitative results of having or not having a technical editor and how to "sell" your management on adding a technical editor to your team. I would recommend this book to writers, so that they may better understand the role of their editor. I would recommend this book to editors, so that they may better understand how to work with writers effectively. And I would recommend this book to any documentation manager or communications manager who is considering hiring a technical editor or trying to gain management approval for hiring a technical editor.
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