Ellie Barton, Canadian editor of scholarly books and creative nonfiction
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A Handbook Worth Having at Hand

2/8/2019

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BOOK REVIEW: An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors, by Barbara Sjoholm
There is a glut of books on the market about how to write fiction, but only a handful on editing fiction. There are a gazillion books on how to fix the mechanics of language, but few on the more creative work of structural or developmental editing.

Barbara Sjoholm’s timeless handbook, An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors (Rainforest Press, 2010) fills a void in more ways than one: it’s not just a pragmatic “how to” but a reflection on editing as an art and an attitude.

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    Editing books is the best job in the world. I'm always learning new stuff! In this blog, I review books and share my thoughts on writing and editing. I hope you share some stuff, too.

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  • About
  • Services
    • Manuscript Assessment
    • Substantive & Line Editing
    • Copy Editing
  • Online Courses
    • Editing Certificate, Simon Fraser University
    • WRIT 265: Editing in Academic and Professional Contexts
  • Portfolio
  • Blog
  • Contact