How Words Get Good

The Story of Making a Book

Rebecca Lee

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17 May 2022

Writing & editing guides; Historical & comparative linguistics; Grammar, syntax; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Publishing industry

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.

By: Rebecca Lee
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781788166379
ISBN 10: 178816637X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca Lee is an editorial manager at Penguin Random House. She's spent twenty years managing hundreds of high profile books from delivery of manuscript to finished copies, signing off millions of words as fit to go to print with only the occasional regret.

Reviews for How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book

Engaging, informative, and fascinating! Rebecca Lee's book is a whole education, drawn from her long experience of making books better. -- David Bellos, author * Is That a Fish in Your Ear? * Inject this straight into my veins -- Lucy Mangan