Why have an indexer work on your book?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

The role of an indexer is to make information in your book easy to find. Indexers are valuable if you have an academic or instructional book and you want your readers to be able find the specific information they need to edify and inform them.

Here is an article that sums up the value of an indexer

Mary E. Laur talks about the art of indexing 

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How to Prepare Your Book for an Editor

Posted on August 27, 2016 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

Find out how to prepare your book for an editor in this article (written by an editor!). 4 things you need to do to prepare for editing.

Source: How to Prepare Your Book for an Editor

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Must-do tasks for Authors (and Editors)

Posted on June 24, 2016 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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How to Fact Check

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What Facts to Check

These crucial categories of facts are given in Editing Canadian English (ECE):

  • names
  • job titles
  • dates
  • addresses
  • phone numbers
  • URLs
  • email addresses
  • monetary figures
  • directions
  • geographic locations
  • instructions and steps

How to Check the Facts

How should you check them? Follow the steps, map the directions, type in the URLs, call the phone numbers, look up the dates, call the sources to check their names and job titles. Go right to the source. Query any discrepancies, since the author may have got it right, fixing a widespread error:

“Change ok? Per company webpage.”

Also flag anything that seems debatable or that a reader might take issue with.

Potentially libelous material needs extra care. “Anything that could leave you or the client open to legal action should be referred to a lawyer,” says ECE. For instance, leave a comment saying “Cleared with legal?” beside any instance of calling an event “an act of terrorism.” Include these concerns in the transmittal note to the project manager.

The editor’s responsibility is to flag these items, and suggest corrections where available. The author and publisher are responsible for the content of their product.

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Do you know your misles from your mondegreens?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

Source: Do you know your misles from your mondegreens?

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Patricia Aufderheide talks about copyright and fair use

Posted on June 1, 2015 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

Fair use is vital to our work as publishing professionals. Just be polite and attribute what you use to the creator.

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