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SfEP guides

Written by senior members of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, this growing series of practical booklets focuses on copy-editing, proofreading and related fields and on how to make a living from them.

The SfEP guides are intended for copy-editors and proofreaders, both practising and potential, and for others involved in publishing in some way, including those working for companies and government agencies and departments.

• Developing a Marketing Strategy
• Editing into Plain Language  NEW TITLE
• Editor and Client
• Starting Out
• Theses and Dissertations
• Your House Style

Developing a Marketing Strategy: Cost-effective ways to market your editorial business

Sara Hulse

Covers objectives, developing your message, deciding on methods, building client relations and planning your strategy, plus information on websites, mailshots, networking, advertising, cold calling.

£5.00

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Editing into Plain Language: Working for non-publishers  NEW TITLE

Sarah Carr

Covers key aspects of working as a freelance plain-language editor for public- and private-sector organisations, including training and qualifications, services and pricing, markets and tools.

£5.00

Editor and Client: Building a professional relationship

Anne Waddingham

Covers self-promotion, helping the client give you a decent brief, checking the brief, assessing a job properly, estimating time and fees, negotiating successfully, getting feedback.

£5.00

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Starting Out: Setting up a small business (2nd edition)

Valerie Rice

'… a valuable resource for those in the early stages of setting out on their own, and would also serve as an aide memoire for anyone who does not feel totally at home with the subject.'

£5.00
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Theses and Dissertations: Checking the language

Pat Baxter

All aspects of editing and proofreading student theses and other dissertations, post-graduate essays and post-doctoral articles, including ethics, methodology, theory and practice, pros and cons. The variations in content and style are illustrated through directly referenced text.

£5.00

Your House Style: Styling your words for maximum impact

Christina Thomas

Outlines the value of a house style, shows you how to go about constructing one and alerts you to the many areas in which your documents can fall down, simply through inconsistent usage or presentation.

£5.00

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Further titles are in preparation