Suzanne Gilad has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints.

Introduction 1

Part I: Welcome to the Word World 7

Chapter 1: Reading as a Job? Oh, Yes 9

Chapter 2: Jobs for Bookworms 17

Chapter 3: Other Publishing Opportunities 31

Part II: Conquering Copyediting 43

Chapter 4: So, What Does a Copyeditor Do? 45

Chapter 5: What Makes a Good Copyeditor Great 61

Chapter 6: A Handful of Copyediting Specialties 77

Chapter 7: The Copyediting Process in Action 91

Part III: Picking Up a Proofreading Career 109

Chapter 8: So, What Does a Proofreader Do? 111

Chapter 9: Mastering the Proofreading Symbols 119

Chapter 10: Dipping Your Pencil in the Proofreading Waters 139

Chapter 11: Watching a Proofreader in Action 157

Part IV: Adding to Your Repertoire 169

Chapter 12: Boning Up on Punctuation and Usage 171

Chapter 13: Dissecting Books and Magazines 199

Chapter 14: Balancing Between Style and Rules 217

Chapter 15: Creating and Using the All-Important Style Sheet 227

Chapter 16: Formatting a Manuscript 241

Chapter 17: Editing and Proofreading Electronically 255

Part V: Turning Your Skills into Paychecks 273

Chapter 18: Hunting for Work 275

Chapter 19: Preparing for a Freelance Career 289

Chapter 20: Keeping the Freelance Jobs Coming 299

Part VI: The Part of Tens 315

Chapter 21: Ten Keys to Success as a Copyeditor 317

Chapter 22: Ten Keys to Success as a Proofreader 325

Part VII: Appendixes 333

Appendix A: Commonly Misspelled Words 335

Appendix B: Glossary 339

Appendix C: Online Resources 345

Index 349