Here is the long-awaited companion handbook to Rachel Bard's popular NEWSWRITING GUIDE now in its second edition & used by journalism classes in more than 500 schools & universities nationwide. EDITING GUIDE is the first stripped-down easy-to-follow textbook, helping writers & editors improve the written word--whether their own or that of others. For experienced writers or editors it is a refresher & quick reference guide. For the beginner it introduces the basic rules for writing & the appropriate editing techniques. For anyone who works with words it will save valuable time with its brevity & easy-to-use format. THE EDITING GUIDE is divided into two parts: Part I- Guidelines for good writing; Part II- Eleven ways to improve your style; Plus...tables of universally used editing & proofreading symbols; clear examples illustrating the most frequently encountered difficulties & solutions; bibliography of reference; works that should be beside every writer's typewriter or word processor.