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How Words Get Good

- The Story of Making a Book
Af: Rebecca Lee Engelsk Hardback

How Words Get Good

- The Story of Making a Book
Af: Rebecca Lee Engelsk Hardback
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''A masterpiece'' - Daily Mail''A fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book'' Sunday Times''Inject this straight into my veins!'' Lucy Mangan''Engaging, informative, and fascinating!'' David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next?Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author''s brain to finished copy. She''ll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric grammar and juicy errata slips. Whoops. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good. Or, at least, better.
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''A masterpiece'' - Daily Mail''A fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book'' Sunday Times''Inject this straight into my veins!'' Lucy Mangan''Engaging, informative, and fascinating!'' David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next?Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author''s brain to finished copy. She''ll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric grammar and juicy errata slips. Whoops. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good. Or, at least, better.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 384
ISBN-13: 9781788166379
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 178816637X
Udg. Dato: 17 mar 2022
Længde: 37mm
Bredde: 146mm
Højde: 323mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 17 mar 2022
Forfatter(e): Rebecca Lee
Forfatter(e) Rebecca Lee


Kategori Forlag og boghandel


ISBN-13 9781788166379


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 384


Udgave


Længde 37mm


Bredde 146mm


Højde 323mm


Udg. Dato 17 mar 2022


Oplagsdato 17 mar 2022


Forlag Profile Books Ltd

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