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Hallmarks of Good Editing: Consistency & Courtesy
HOCS (Higher Order Concerns)/LOCS (Lower Order Concerns)
HOCS: Content
- Knowledge of the field
- Reader-focused not writer-focused
- Logical flow of ideas
- Clear organizational signposts
- Appropriate source material
LOCS: Form
- Grammar and Spelling
- Spellcheck
- Strunk & White/The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
- Grammar blogs
- Citation of sources
- APA/AP/MLA
- Avoiding plagiarism
- General Appearance
- Same font and typeface throughout
- NO ALL CAPS!
- Page numbers and headers
RESOURCES
HOCS
Daniel Boone Regional Library
Poets & Writers Magazine
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
LOCS
Editorial Freelancers Association
Bay Area Editor's Forum
Better Editor: Online Resources for Editors & Writers
BOOK LIST
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth
Elements of Style by Strunk & White
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
NPM Events at Barnes & Noble
Friday, April 17, 7pm Barnes & Noble Undergraduate and Community Open Mic
Come read your stuff! Everybody gets 3 minutes, with an option on a second round if we have time. Sign-ups are first come, first served. The sign-up sheet will start at 6:45pm. Barnes & Noble is located in the Columbia Mall.
All participating poets, please note, all events are intended for an all-ages audience. Please keep your language and subject matter reasonably family friendly. For more information, please contact Marta Ferguson (marta@wordhound.com).
Thursday, April 23, 7pm Barnes & Noble MU Faculty and Graduate Student Reading
Come join us to hear some of our most seasoned voices ply their craft and to help launch the Unbound Books Festival Fundraiser. Books by the featured authors will be available for sale before, during, and after the reading. Barnes & Noble is located in the Columbia Mall.
All participating poets, please note, all events are intended for an all-ages audience. Please keep your language and subject matter reasonably family friendly. For more information, please contact Marta Ferguson (marta@wordhound.com).