Editing
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Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft
$26.00 Add to cartMore than 250,000 copies sold
A creative writer’s shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway’s best-selling classic is the mos- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Burroway, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01, 2019
- ISBN10: 022661669X
- Language: English
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Reasons and Feelings: Writing for the Humanities Now
$22.50 Add to cartThis book of practical writing and publishing advice celebrates the creative, community-building pleasures of humanist expertise.
Humanities experts today are embattled. In a world of crises undermin- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Mesle, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0226843629
- Language: English
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The Craft of Science Writing: Selections from “The Open Notebook,” Expanded Edition
$26.50 Read moreA deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today.
Science writing has never been so critica- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Carpenter, Siri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0226830292
- Language: English
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The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability
$25.00 Read moreThe definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business.
You’ve been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don’t know where to start. In a time when e- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Brenner, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0226833062
- Language: English
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Write Like You Teach: Taking Your Classroom Skills to a Bigger Audience
$20.00 Add to cartThis engaging guide offers practical advice to teachers on how to utilize their existing classroom skills to become more effective public writers.
After years spent cultivating their expertise and pa- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Lang, James M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0226839672
- Language: English
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Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power
$19.99 Add to cart“These days, most creative-writing courses teach self-indulgence. Write Tight counsels discipline. It is worth more than a university education. Its advice is gold.”–Dean Koontz, New York Times bests
- Author: Brohaugh, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1402210515
- Language: English
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Economical Writing, Third Edition: Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose
$24.00 Add to cartEconomics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no.
Except, that is, when it comes to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and witty yet always clear st- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: McCloskey, Deirdre Nansen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 17 2019
- ISBN10: 022644807X
- Language: English
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The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition
$26.00 Add to cartA thoroughly revised edition of the comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a successful career in writing.
Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Friedman, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 18 2025
- ISBN10: 022683865X
- Language: English
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The Writer’s Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose
$30.00 Read moreDo your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, The Writer’s Diet is for you It’s a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost y… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Sword, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: May 02 2016
- ISBN10: 022635198X
- Language: English
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The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition
$19.00 Read moreA thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research.
With more than a million copies sold since its first publ- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Booth, Wayne C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0226826678
- Language: English
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The Art of Creative Research: A Field Guide for Writers
$31.67 Add to cartAll writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing, archives but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world–when they scribble an observation on t… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Gerard, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 21 2017
- ISBN10: 022617980X
- Language: English
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Editing Made Easy: Simple Rules for Effective Writing
$9.95 Read moreAs the title states, this book is designed to be easy to use for all writers. It offers straightforward, practical guidelines for editing, without getting into the weeds of advanced English grammar. Y
- Author: Kaplan, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 0942679369
- Language: English
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Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You’re Doing It
$17.00 Add to cartDrawing on more than four decades of experience as a researcher and teacher, Howard Becker now brings to students and researchers the many valuable techniques he has learned. Tricks of the Trade will … [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Becker, Howard S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 239
- Publish Date: January 19 1998
- ISBN10: 0226041247
- Language: English
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Cite Right, Third Edition: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles–Mla, Apa, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More
$30.00 Read moreCite Right is the perfect guide for anyone who needs to learn a new citation style or who needs an easy reference to Chicago, MLA, APA, AMA, and other styles. Each chapter serves as a quick guide that… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Lipson, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 022643110X
- Language: English
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The Frugal Editor: Do-It-Yourself Editing Secrets-From Your Query Letters to Final Manuscript to the Marketing of Your New Bestseller, 3r
$26.95 Add to cartThe Frugal Editor: Do-it-Yourself Editing Secrets From your query letter to final manuscript to the marketing of your new bestseller
Whether you are a new or experienced author, The Frugal Editor helps
- Author: Howard-Johnson, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1615996001
- Language: English
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From Dissertation to Book, Second Edition
$31.67 Add to cartWhen a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. “You know something!” I would say if it could hear me. “Now tell it to us in languag… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Germano, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 18 2013
- ISBN10: 022606204X
- Language: English
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Wordcraft: The Complete Guide to Clear, Powerful Writing
$22.00 Read moreLegendary writing coach Jack Hart spent twenty-six years at the Oregonian and has taught students and professionals of all stripes, including bloggers, podcasters, and more than one Pulitzer Prize win… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Hart, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: April 09 2021
- ISBN10: 022674907X
- Language: English
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Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers, Fifth Edition
$31.50 Add to cartStudents of all levels need to know how to write a well-reasoned, coherent research paper–and for decades Kate L. Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers has helped them to develop this … [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Turabian, Kate L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 28 2019
- ISBN10: 022643026X
- Language: English
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Writing for Social Scientists, Third Edition: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
$17.00 Read moreFor more than thirty years, Writing for Social Scientists has been a lifeboat for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published authors. It starts with a powerful reassurance: Academic w… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Becker, Howard S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 022664393X
- Language: English
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On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts
$23.00 Read moreA trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.
So you’ve just finished writing something? Congratulations! Now revise it. Because revision is about getting from- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Germano, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 05 2021
- ISBN10: 022641065X
- Language: English
