1.
Stein on Writing, Sol Stein
20 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
2.
On Writing Well, William Zinsser
This has advice for writing every kind of nonfiction.
19 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
3.
Make a Scene, Jordan Rosenfeld
This breaks down how to write every kind of scene in fiction.
18 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
4.
Elements of Style, Strunk and White
17 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
5.
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Joseph M. Williams
This gets down to the nitty gritty of writing clear sentences.
16 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
6.
The Chicago Manual of Style
15 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
7.
A Writer's Reference, Diana Hacker
14 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
8.
The Copyeditor's Handbook, Amy Einsohn
13 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
9.
The Careful Writer, Theodore Menline Bernstein
12 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
10.
The American Heritage Dictionary
Every editor needs a good dictionary, and this one still contains some usage rules and notes.
11 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
11.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss
10 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
12.
The Glamour of Grammar, Roy Peter Clark
This presents grammar in an accessible and elegant way, but it may be too pedestrian for advanced editors.
9 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
13.
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips to Better Writing, Mignon Fogarty
8 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
14.
A Dictionary of Symbols, Juan Eduardo Cirlot
7 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
15.
A Dictionary of Modern English Usale, H.W. Fowler
6 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
16.
Technical Editing, Judith A. Tarutz
5 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
17.
Lapsing into a Comma, Bill Walsh
4 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
18.
Sin and Syntax, Constance Hale
3 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
19.
Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins, Bernstein
2 points - added 12 years ago by laneave -
20.
That or Which, and Why; Evan Jenkins
1 point - added 12 years ago by laneave -
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