Editorial Processes - Lecture Notes - Prof Ross Collins

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Section One

Reading One: Editors and how they work.

Reading Two: Why editing is important.

Reading Three: A view of reality.

Reading Four: An editor's constraints.

Reading Five: Editing nuts n' bolts.

Reading Six: Proofreading, grammar. Also read The best of AP Style.

Reading Seven: Word clutter.

Reading Eight: Using quotations.

Reading Nine: Clichés.

Reading Ten: Leads, active voice.

Reading Eleven: Writing concisely.

Reading Twelve: The big picture.

Reading Thirteen: Editing for the web.

Section Two

Reading Fourteen: Writing headlines.

Reading Fifteen: Using type.

Section Three

Reading Sixteen: Handling photos and illustrations.

Reading Seventeen: Dummy sheets and copy control.

Reading Eighteen: Instructor's basic guide to InDesign software for editors. 

(Altnernative: basic guide to PageMaker, )

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