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Resources

Most of these resources are in Word format, and the copyediting 'C' and 'D' exercises are PDF files.

arrow Glossary
arrow Roles in a typical publishing house
arrow Weblinks
arrow Tips

Mark-up and proof correction

arrow Manuscript mark-up
arrow Proof correction marks [PDF]
arrow Proofreading checklist

Copyediting exercises

Each exercise has six parts:
A. Brief
B. Original – double-spaced for downloading or printing
C. On-screen edit, showing Track Changes, author queries and teaching comments
D. On-paper edit, showing hand-marked changes and author queries
E. Final – edited version with all changes accepted
F. Word list/style guide

The introduction file, below, provides details of how to approach these exercise parts.

   

Back Paddock Wines
(level of difficulty: easy)

arrow Back Paddock A
arrow Back Paddock B
arrow Back Paddock C
arrow Back Paddock C [PDF]
arrow Back Paddock D [PDF]
arrow Back Paddock E
arrow Back Paddock F

Driving to Town (easy)
arrow Driving to Town A
arrow Driving to Town B
arrow Driving to Town C
arrow Driving to Town C [PDF]
arrow Driving to Town D [PDF]
arrow Driving to Town E
arrow Driving to Town F

Parental Time with Children (medium)
arrow Parental Time with Children A
arrow Parental Time with Children B
arrow Parental Time with Children C
arrow Parental Time with Children C [PDF]
arrow Parental Time with Children D [PDF]
arrow Parental Time with Children E
arrow Parental Time with Children F

CarbonQuit Submission (extreme)
arrow CarbonQuit Submission A
arrow CarbonQuit Submission B
arrow CarbonQuit Submission C
arrow CarbonQuit Submission C [PDF]
arrow CarbonQuit Submission D [PDF]
arrow CarbonQuit Submission E
arrow CarbonQuit Submission F

 
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