The Copyeditor's Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment

by Erika Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn

Put your editing skills into practice with this new companion to the handbook on every copyeditor’s desk. The Copyeditor’s Workbook —a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition—offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and Benefits  

Genres: Nonfiction, Writing

384 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2019

Reviews

[Katja Labonté · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m giving this 5 stars for usefulness and helpfulness. It’s a great workbook and companion, and I plan to keep doing the exercises regularly.
I personally dock 1 star for the pushing of annoying opinions (aka, the oppression of women. Please. As a woman, I found Büky & Einsohn’s obsession with the theme really annoying. It has no place in a workbook. And why in the name of all that is common sense do we need to edit Neil Armstrong’s famous phrase simply because it includes the words “man” and “mankind”? The poor dude WAS a man, cut him some slack, okay?)

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have liked exercises for editing fiction, which is far more art than science. Unfortunately, this workbook was not useful for me; however, I can see the benefit it would provide for others.

[Sonee Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful companion to the handbook. Filled with practical exercises.