The Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and Editing

by John E. McIntyre

Overview

Many beginning writers and editors benefited from a crusty old editor's brisk maxims about the craft.

If you want to be reminded of those days, look inside.

If you want to learn those brisk maxims, many of them are collected here.

And if you aspire to become a crusty old editor, this is the handbook.

About the Author: John McIntyre is the night content production manager at The Baltimore Sun and author of the blog You Don't Say at Baltimoresun.com. A former president of the American Copy Editors Society, he teaches editing at Loyola University Maryland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934074893
Publisher:	Apprentice House
Publication date:	02/08/2013
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	70
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.40(d)