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Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed

Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss.

• Balance between style and rules
• Master the art of the query
• Use proofreader symbols
• Edit and proof electronic documents
• Build a solid freelancing career

• The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, Third Edition, With Exercises and Answer Keys
• The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition
• The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011
• The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders (with CD-ROM)
• McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook