EFA: Books for Editorial Freelancers

Making Word Work for YouMaking Word Work for You (book)

Print: $13.75

Download: $7.75

Successful freelance editor Hilary Powers explains how to get the most out of Microsoft Word when editing manuscripts on screen. Among the subjects she covers are personalizing the program and the screen to meet your own needs and taste, deploying Word's custom features, domesticating Track Changes, creating and using macros and templates, coping with the snares and pitfalls Word users often encounter, and finding useful resources and program add-ins. With Powers's guidance, editors can increase their page-per-hour throughput―and their income.

Grammatical GleaningsGrammatical Gleanings (book)

Print: $9.25

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Grammar maven Patricia M. Godfrey offers guidance to "working professional copy editors and any others who share their love of the English language and who delight to explore its byways" in fifteen essays that originally appeared in "The Wizard of Rs," a regular column in the Editorial Freelancers Association newsletter. Discussing issues of grammar and syntax, idiom and semantics, and punctuation and typography, "this brief collection will clarify a few obscure points, warn of imminent linguistic peril, or simply add to the knowledge and relish with which its readers regard the language."

Textbook Development as an Art and a ScienceTextbook Development as an Art and a Science (book)

Print: $8.25

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Seasoned textbook development editor Carolyn D. Smith and freelance writer Jeannine Ciliotta explain the steps that go into developing a textbook, from initial concept to final manuscript, in this classic EFA publication.

A Freelance Editor's Guide to Book ProductionA Freelance Editor's Guide to Book Production (book)

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Veteran book producer Rachel Hockett details the process of taking a book from raw manuscript to printer-ready files in this updated and revised edition of the popular EFA guide. Topics include creating the schedule, estimating the costs, hiring the freelancers and suppliers, preparing the text, creating the front matter and index, reviewing the proofs, invoicing, and working with the author and publisher.


The Editorial Freelancers Association is a national nonprofit volunteer organization of professionals who provide freelance editorial services to the publishing and communications industries. For more information about us, visit our website at www.the-efa.org. Making Word Work for YouMaking Word Work for You (book) Print: $13.75 Download: $7.75 Successful freelance editor Hilary Powers explains how to get the most out of Microsoft Word when editing manuscripts on screen. Among the subjects she covers are personalizing the program and the screen to meet your own needs and taste, deploying Word's custom features, domesticating Track Changes, creating and using macros and templates, coping with the snares and pitfalls Word users often encounter, and finding useful resources and program add-ins. With Powers's guidance, editors can increase their page-per-hour throughput―and their income. Grammatical GleaningsGrammatical Gleanings (book) Print: $9.25 Download: $4.25 Grammar maven Patricia M. Godfrey offers guidance to "working professional copy editors and any others who share their love of the English language and who delight to explore its byways" in fifteen essays that originally appeared in "The Wizard of Rs," a regular column in the Editorial Freelancers Association newsletter. Discussing issues of grammar and syntax, idiom and semantics, and punctuation and typography, "this brief collection will clarify a few obscure points, warn of imminent linguistic peril, or simply add to the knowledge and relish with which its readers regard the language." Textbook Development as an Art and a ScienceTextbook Development as an Art and a Science (book) Print: $8.25 Download: $3.25 Seasoned textbook development editor Carolyn D. Smith and freelance writer Jeannine Ciliotta explain the steps that go into developing a textbook, from initial concept to final manuscript, in this classic EFA publication. A Freelance Editor's Guide to Book ProductionA Freelance Editor's Guide to Book Production (book) Print: $8.75 Download: $3.75 Veteran book producer Rachel Hockett details the process of taking a book from raw manuscript to printer-ready files in this updated and revised edition of the popular EFA guide. Topics include creating the schedule, estimating the costs, hiring the freelancers and suppliers, preparing the text, creating the front matter and index, reviewing the proofs, invoicing, and working with the author and publisher.	MAKING WORD WORK FOR YOU by Hilary Powers Successful freelance editor Hilary Powers explains how to get the most out of Microsoft Word when editing manuscripts on screen. Among the subjects she covers are personalizing the program and the screen to meet your own needs and taste, deploying Word's custom features, domesticating Track Changes, creating and using macros and templates, coping with the snares and pitfalls Word users often encounter, and finding useful resources and program add-ins. With Powers's guidance, editors can increase their page-per-hour throughput―and their income. 80 pages, coil-bound book, printable download. "In flipping casually through it I found information of incredible value to me in the first 30 seconds. Then the next 5 minutes as I browsed more thoroughly, making note of sections to study in detail. In just this quick browse, I became excited from having in my hand the solution to many problems or areas of ignorance that have dogged me for years. Therefore, I recommend this little book to all editors and writers who work with Word." ―Carolyn Haley, DocuMania "I didn't even finish reading your post, Hilary. Just clicked through as soon as I got to the link. I'm so pleased you created this―now when I'm looking for a certain tip, I don't have to scroll through all those helpful messages of yours that I have saved! And the spiral binding is brilliant." ―Lise Lingo, writer/editor "Profuse thanks to you, Spartan mommy! I'm gratefully reveling in 'Who knew?' moments and have yet to finish Chapter 4. You should be able to sell lots of copies to publishers, in whose self-interest it would be to pass them out to freelancers." —Brenda Griffing, editor GRAMMATICAL GLEANINGS by Patricia M. Godfrey Grammar maven Patricia M. Godfrey offers guidance to "working professional copy editors and any others who share their love of the English language and who delight to explore its byways" in fifteen essays that originally appeared in "The Wizard of Rs," a regular column in the Editorial Freelancers Association newsletter. Discussing issues of grammar and syntax, idiom and semantics, and punctuation and typography, "this brief collection will clarify a few obscure points, warn of imminent linguistic peril, or simply add to the knowledge and relish with which its readers regard the language." 60 pages, perfect-bound book, printable download. TEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT AS AN ART AND A SCIENCE by Carolyn D. Smith with Jeannine Ciliotta Seasoned textbook development editor Carolyn D. Smith and freelance writer Jeannine Ciliotta explain the steps that go into developing a textbook, from initial concept to final manuscript, in this classic EFA publication. 28 pages, saddle-stitched book, printable download. A FREELANCE EDITOR'S GUIDE TO BOOK PRODUCTION by Rachel Hockett Veteran book producer Rachel Hockett details the process of taking a book from raw manuscript to printer-ready files in this updated and revised edition of the popular EFA guide. Topics include creating the schedule, estimating the costs, hiring the freelancers and suppliers, preparing the text, creating the front matter and index, reviewing the proofs, invoicing, and working with the author and publisher. 36 pages, saddle-stitched book, printable download.
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