 | Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose by Constance Hale
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.98 Constance Hale reviews grammar basics in wickedly effective prose. Experience great joy in reviewing basic grammar!
-- C J Singh
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 | Copyediting: A Practical Guide by Karen Judd
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $5.47 Best book on teaching yourself copyediting basics. After doing the exercises in this book, you can readily update your knowledge online at 'The Chicago Manual of Style Online's Q&A.' The website is run by Carol Fisher Saller. For a sampling of her witty answers, please see my amazon.com review of her brief book, 'The Subversive Copy Editor,' which is the next item on this list.
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 | The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself) (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Carol Fisher Saller
Buy new: $9.23 / Used from: $8.16 Please see my brief review on amazon for a sampling of Saller's witty answers to questions asked on the website 'The Chicago Manual of Style Online's Q&A.'
-- C J Singh
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 | Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Scott Norton
Buy new: $28.00 / Used from: $33.18 Please see my detailed review on amazon.
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 | Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) by Joseph M. Williams
Buy new: $36.56 / Used from: $26.46 Please see my detailed review on amazon.
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 | The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself by Susan Bell
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $8.90 Please see my review on amazon.
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 | Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $5.81 Please see my brief review on amazon.
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 | Writer's Reference 6e & MLA Quick Reference Card by Diana Hacker
Buy used from: $35.00 According to its publisher, 'A Writer's Reference' is the all-time bestselling college textbook. It's a compact, handsomely redesigned version of 'The Bedford Handbook.'
Please see my reviews of both books on amazon.com
-- C J Singh
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 | The Chicago Manual of Style
Buy new: $30.75 / Used from: $24.49 The subtitle says it all: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers.
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 | Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $8.72 The most comprehensive Usage Dictionary of American English Usage, presenting witty summaries of 2300 usage issues. Its descriptive approach is refreshing in contrast to the current Chicago Manual's prescriptions. Just look up the usage entry on less/fewer. See my detailed review on amazon.
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