Best Editing Writing Reference Books
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1. The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Author: by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
022628705X
English
1146 pages
Technologies may change, but the need for clear and accurate communication never goes out of style. That is why for more than one hundred years The Chicago Manual of Style has remained the definitive guide for anyone who works with words.
In the seven years since the previous edition debuted, we have seen an extraordinary evolution in the way we create and share knowledge. This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf.
It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation and citation management, web accessibility standards, and effective use of metadata, abstracts, and keywords. It recognizes the needs of those who are self-publishing or following open access or Creative Commons publishing models.
The citation chapters reflect the ever-expanding universe of electronic sourcesincluding social media posts and comments, private messages, and app contentand also offer updated guidelines on such issues as DOIs, time stamps, and e-book locators. Other improvements are independent of technological change.
2. The Associated Press Stylebook: 2020-2022
Author: by Th Associated Press
Basic Books
English
640 pages
Master the style guidelines of news writing, editing, and common usage with this indispensable guide perfect for students and professional writers everywhere. The style of The Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous.
The AP Stylebook will help you master the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, word and numeral usage, and when to use “more than” instead of “over.” To make navigating these specialty chapters even easier, the Stylebook includes a comprehensive index.
Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, common usage, and AP procedures, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.
3. MLA Handbook
Author: by The Modern Language Association of America
English
367 pages
1603293515
Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA’s unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elementsfacts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication datethat allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more.
With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them.
Intended for a variety of classroom contextsmiddle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fieldsthe ninth edition of the MLA Handbook offers New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive languageGuidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group projectsRevised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever beforeA new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and moreDetailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sourcesNewly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single workDetailed guidance on footnotes and endnotesInstructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarismA sample essay in MLA formatAnnotated bibliography examplesNumbered sections throughout for quick navigationAdvanced tips for professional writers and scholars
4. Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary, Newest Edition
Author: by Merriam-Webster
Nekoosa
English
416 pages
This little jewel of a dictionary is a perfect size for quick, on-the-go language reference. It offers 40,000 entries with clear, concise definitions. This dictionary can be a handy tool to help with homeschooling and remote learning and can be used in Texas STAAR testing classrooms.
It includes variant spellings, pronunciations, and a list of abbreviations. With dimensions of 3 1/2″ wide and 5 3/4″ high, this flexi paperback fits almost any pocket.
5. Apa Guidelines: A Quickstudy Laminated Reference Guide
Author: by Kaitlyn Mcnamee
Quickstudy
English
6 pages
Quick reference guide to the 7th edition of the American Psychological Association&;s publication manual for rules of punctuation, reference citation, structure and format in 6 laminated handy pages filled with the answers you need for these commonly used guidelines. This style guide is used largely in academics, psychology, communications, business, nursing, social sciences, criminology, education, economics and more.
Having a quick reference handy can speed up the writing and editing process allowing the writer to focus on the quality of the paper, ensuring a better grade if you are a student or a more professionally clean article or paper if writing for publication in your field.
For the convenience and benefit of increasing the quality of your writings, the price makes it easy to add this to your writers toolbox. 6 page laminate guide includes: What is APA Style? Scientific Writing Manuscript Structure & Content Clear & Concise Writing The Mechanics of Style Visuals & Results Paper Format with Sample Paper Citing Sources in the Text with ExamplesReference Type List Sample Reference List Publication Process Suggested uses: Students &; Handy reference while writing papers, collect the set of guides you need for your classes to easily switch between styles Professors/Teachers &; Keep handy while writing for academic journals in your subject areaProfessionals &; Use while writing academic articles or papers for publication
6. MLA Handbook
Author: by The Modern Language Association of America
English
160 pages
1603292624
The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook, the official guide to MLA format. Works are published today in a dizzying variety of ways: a novel, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book-or perhaps listened to as an audiobook.
Writers of research papers routinely need to know how to cite works on Web sites, videos on platforms like YouTube, interviews and other works created by multiple authors, journal articles contained in databases, online images, posts on social media sites, song lyrics, and more.
Instead of providing separate instructions for each format, the MLA’s unique, innovative approach recommends one set of guidelines that writers can apply to any type of source. This groundbreaking edition of the MLA’s best-selling handbook is short and designed for easy use.
It guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research and thus focuses on the key skills of information and digital literacy. It then shows writers how to cite sources in their writing, offering detailed guidance on in-text citations, quoting and paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, and more.
7. Merriam-Webster's French-English Dictionary, Newest Edition, Mass-Market Paperback (English and French Edition)
Author: by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
English, French
804 pages
This mass-market paperback is the ultimate bilingual, bidirectional guide to French and North American English with extensive coverage of Canadian French. And it can be a helpful tool for homeschooling and remote learning. It contains 80,000 entries and 100,000 translations. Abundant examples of words used in context are given.
Special sections include French Grammar, Conjugation of French Verbs, Common French Abbreviations, and French Numbers.
8. The Copyeditor's Handbook and Workbook: The Complete Set
Author: by Amy Einsohn
English
880 pages
0520306678
This set includes two essential resources for writers and editors: The Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition, and The Copyeditor’s Workbook, the new companion to the bestselling Handbook. Unstuffy, hip, and often funny, The Copyeditor’s Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting.
This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, and new editions of major style manuals, including The Chicago Manual of Style. It registers the tectonic shifts in twenty-first-century copyediting: preparing text for digital formats, using new technologies, addressing global audiences, complying with plain language mandates, ensuring accessibility, and serving self-publishing authors and authors writing in English as a second language.
The new edition also adds an extensive annotated list of editorial tools and references and includes a bit of light entertainment for language lovers, such as a brief history of punctuation marks that didn’t make the grade, the strange case of razbliuto, and a few Easter eggs awaiting discovery by keen-eyed readers.
9. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)
Author: by Francine Prose
0060777052
Harper Perennial
English
A distinguished novelist and critic inspires readers and writers with this inside look at how the professionals readand write Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose.
As she takes us on a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the mastersDostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen, Dickens, Woolf, ChekhovProse discovers why these writers endure. She takes pleasure in the signature elements of such outsatanding writers as Philip Roth, Isaac Babel, John Le Carr, James Joyce, and Katherine Mansfield.
Throughout, she cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which literature is crafted. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart.
10. Actually, the Comma Goes Here: A Practical Guide to Punctuation
Author: by Lucy Cripps
English
166 pages
164739922X
Fun, funny, and factualthe most complete guide to punctuation for beginners and experts alike.Period. No one’s ever said that learning punctuation is fununtil now. Actually, The Comma Goes Here takes a lighthearted yet highly informative approach to ensuring you never misplace a comma again.
Whether it’s semicolons or exclamation points, this primer has you covered with chapters that dive deep into the correct use for each and every piece of punctuation. You’ll find plenty of fun (and funny) examples of proper writing while also learning how punctuation has changed throughout history.
Actually, The Comma Goes Here includes:A complete crash courseKeep things simple with chapters that progress from the most basic punctuation (like periods) to more advanced or uncommon punctuation (like brackets). Memorable adviceNever mix your clauses up again thanks to easy-to-remember breakdowns, handy mnemonics, and entertaining sample sentences.
Matters of styleDiscover a quick reference chart that details the differences between the most common style guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style and Associated Press. Perfect your punctuation with the help of this comprehensive guidebook.
11. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
Author: by William Strunk JR.
B07NPN5HTP
ESBooks (July 12, 2021)
July 12, 2021
‘The Elements of Style’ (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. High school and university composition classes.
This edition of ‘The Elements of Style’ details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, “a few matters of form”, and a list of commonly misused words and expressions.
12. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Author: by Renni Browne
0060545690
William Morrow Paperbacks
English
Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.
In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to your own work. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript.
Each point is illustrated with examples, many drawn from the hundreds of books Browne and King have edited.
13. The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Author: by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
English
688 pages
This trade-paperback-size thesaurus is a treasury of word choices in alphabetical arrangement for easy lookups. Contains 150,000 synonyms, related words, idiomatic phrases, antonyms, and near antonyms. It offers homeschoolers and remote learners a great tool to help expand vocabulary. Brief definitions describe shared meanings.
Usage examples at every main entry illustrate typical use. This thesaurus is a perfect complement to the recently updated Merriam-Webster Trade Paperback Dictionary, copyright 2019.
14. English Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them)
Author: by Sean Williams
English
182 pages
1641523735
The practical English grammar guide for perfect writing. Gone are the days when you worry about embarrassing yourself with pesky misplaced modifiers or dreaded double negatives. Next time you have a nagging grammar question, pick up this practical guide and write with clarity and confidence.
English Grammar spares you the lessons and cuts right to the answers. Designed for fast reference, this book makes it easy to avoid the most cringe-worthy mistakes in the English languageand maybe even make your grade school grammar teacher proud.
Inside English Grammar: English Grammar goofsAvoid falling into the most common traps with guidelines for incomplete sentences, possessive pronouns with gerunds, dangling modifiers and more. Word mix-upsLearn the difference between common word misuses like sex vs. Gender, its and it’s, whose and who’s, the list goes on Write with styleMake a good (and grammatically correct) impression with every sentence you pen using these easy writing hacks and suggestions.
15. The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
Author: by Shawn Coyne
English
344 pages
1936891352
WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It’s like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what’s not.
The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult. The Story Grid is a tool with many applications:1.
It will tell a writer if a Story “works” or “doesn’t work.”2. It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a Story (not the person creating the Story… The Story) has failed.3. It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that Story’s problems.4.
It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer.5. It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.
16. The Elements of Style [Illustrated]
Author: by William Strunk Jr.
0143112724
Penguin Books
English
“So friendly, so classic, so delightful … Kalman has taken ‘the little book’ and made it even more elegant and uplifting.” Los Angeles TimesThe only style manual to ever appear on a bestseller list now refreshed by one of our most beloved illustratorsEvery English writer knows Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style.
The book’s mantra, make every word tell, is still on point. This much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint to make a turn of phrase clearer or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice.
The only style manual to ever appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principals of plain English, and Maira Kalman’s fifty-seven exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear.
