The Elements of Editing
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A good complement to The Elements of Style. It's a concise introductory manual that is helpful for anyone wishing to brush up on their editing.
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Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words Shares writing, editing, nonfiction -
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself Shares writing, editing, nonfiction -
The Careful Writer Shares writing, language, nonfiction -
The Chicago Manual of Style Shares writing, nonfiction, editing
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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer Keys
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
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Lapsing Into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--And How to Avoid Them
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Words into Type
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The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality
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Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing
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You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction--from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between
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Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
