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'The modern editor must go beyond editing and proofreading, and is often tasked with obtaining permissions, sourcing supplementary material and keeping the author on schedule and on budget. That means the editor is also the ultimate mediator of style and propriety for the piece, acting as gatekeeper between the author and the public. It's a substantial role, requiring the fundamental knowledge of several different fields to achieve effective results. A guide to managing each aspect of the job, The Australian Editing Handbook is an invaluable resource.' (Source: TROVE website)
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This work is in three parts:
A Introduction to Publishing
B The Basics of Editing
C The Production Process
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Black and White : In Search of an ‘Apt’ Response to Indigenous Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 14 no. 2 2010; 'The good editor,' suggests Thomas McCormack in his Fiction Editor, the Novel and the Novelist, 'reads, and ... responds aptly' to the writer's work, 'where "aptly" means "as the ideal appropriate reader would".' McCormack develops an argument that encompasses the dual ideas of sensibility and craft as essential characteristics of the fiction editor. But at an historical juncture that has seen increasing interest in the publication of Indigenous writing, and when Indigenous writers themselves may envisage a multiplicity of readers (writing, for instance, for family and community, and to educate a wider white audience), who is the 'ideal appropriate reader' for the literary works of the current generation of Australian Indigenous writers? And what should the work of this 'good editor' be when engaging with the text of an Indigenous writer? This paper examines such questions using the work of Margaret McDonell and Jennifer Jones, among others, to explore ways in which non-Indigenous editors may apply aspects of McCormack's 'apt response' to the editing of Indigenous texts.' (Author's abstract) -
Brown Paper Packages and How to Open Them
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 10 no. 1 2006;
— Review of The Australian Editing Handbook 1994 single work non-fiction -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Out of the Ashes , August no. 16 1994; (p. 3)
— Review of The Australian Editing Handbook 1994 single work non-fiction
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Brown Paper Packages and How to Open Them
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 10 no. 1 2006;
— Review of The Australian Editing Handbook 1994 single work non-fiction -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Out of the Ashes , August no. 16 1994; (p. 3)
— Review of The Australian Editing Handbook 1994 single work non-fiction -
Black and White : In Search of an ‘Apt’ Response to Indigenous Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 14 no. 2 2010; 'The good editor,' suggests Thomas McCormack in his Fiction Editor, the Novel and the Novelist, 'reads, and ... responds aptly' to the writer's work, 'where "aptly" means "as the ideal appropriate reader would".' McCormack develops an argument that encompasses the dual ideas of sensibility and craft as essential characteristics of the fiction editor. But at an historical juncture that has seen increasing interest in the publication of Indigenous writing, and when Indigenous writers themselves may envisage a multiplicity of readers (writing, for instance, for family and community, and to educate a wider white audience), who is the 'ideal appropriate reader' for the literary works of the current generation of Australian Indigenous writers? And what should the work of this 'good editor' be when engaging with the text of an Indigenous writer? This paper examines such questions using the work of Margaret McDonell and Jennifer Jones, among others, to explore ways in which non-Indigenous editors may apply aspects of McCormack's 'apt response' to the editing of Indigenous texts.' (Author's abstract)
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