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On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts de William Germano

On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

Autor William Germano
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2021

În volumul On Revision, William Germano propune o metodologie riguroasă pentru etapa cea mai critică a scrisului: transformarea unui text finalizat într-unul care merită publicat. Descoperim aici un vocabular tematic esențial axat pe concepte precum „re-ascultarea” propriei voci narative și „re-vederea” structurii, termeni care ghidează autorul prin peste 200 de pagini de strategii aplicate. Depășind sfera simplei corecturi gramaticale, reținem o abordare care pune accent pe arhitectura argumentului și pe relația cu publicul țintă.

Organizarea cărții este una progresivă, debutând cu evaluarea stării actuale a manuscrisului („Know what you’ve got”) și avansând către construcția unei structuri solide. Găsim în acest ghid o perspectivă de insider asupra a ceea ce își dorește cu adevărat un editor de la un manuscris, o viziune șlefuită în decenii de carieră la edituri de prestigiu. On Revision completează excelent titlul Acts of Revision de Wendy Bishop, adăugând o dimensiune profesională, editorială, acolo unde alte lucrări se concentrează strict pe procesul creativ individual.

Această lucrare se înscrie organic în opera autorului, rafinând temele abordate în Getting It Published și From Dissertation to Book. Dacă lucrările anterioare se concentrau pe navigarea sistemului editorial sau pe conversia tezei de doctorat, On Revision face un pas înapoi pentru a analiza mecanica internă a textului. Este un manual practic care folosește diagrame și scheme logice pentru a vizualiza progresia narativă, fiind un instrument indispensabil în seria Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780226410654
ISBN-10: 022641065X
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 1 halftones, 6 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Seria Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte scriitorilor și academicienilor care doresc să treacă de la un draft funcțional la o lucrare de impact. Cititorul câștigă o metodă structurată de a-și privi propriul text cu ochi critic, învățând să identifice unde argumentul își pierde suflul. Este motivul concret pentru care orice autor aflat la nivel avansat de scriere ar trebui să consulte acest ghid înainte de a trimite manuscrisul către o editură.

Despre autor

William Germano este decan al Facultății de Științe Umaniste și Sociale și profesor de literatură engleză la Cooper Union. Cu o carieră impresionantă în spate, a ocupat funcția de editor-șef la Columbia University Press și pe cea de director editorial la Routledge. Expertiza sa de peste trei decenii în mediul academic și în industria cărții se reflectă în abordarea sa pragmatică asupra scrisului. Pe lângă ghidurile sale celebre pentru scriitori, precum Syllabus sau Getting It Published, Germano a explorat și intersecția artelor în lucrări precum The Tales of Hoffmann.

Descriere scurtă

A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.

So you’ve just finished writing something? Congratulations! Now revise it. Because revision is about getting from good to better, and it’s only finished when you decide to stop. But where to begin? In On Revision, William Germano shows authors how to take on the most critical stage of writing anything: rewriting it.

For more than twenty years, thousands of writers have turned to Germano for his insider’s take on navigating the world of publishing. A professor, author, and veteran of the book industry, Germano knows what editors want and what writers need to know: Revising is not just correcting typos. Revising is about listening and seeing again. Revising is a rethinking of the principles from the ground up to understand why the writer is doing something, why they’re going somewhere, and why they’re taking the reader along with them.

On Revision steps back to take in the big picture, showing authors how to hear their own writing voice and how to reread their work as if they didn’t write it. On Revision will show you how to know when your writing is actually done—and, until it is, what you need to do to get it there.
 

Notă biografică

William Germano is the author of several books, including Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books and From Dissertation to Book, both also published by the University of Chicago Press. His most recent book, co-written with Kit Nicholls, is Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything. He has served as editor-in-chief at Columbia University Press, vice president and publishing director at Routledge, and dean of the faculty of humanities and social sciences at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he is now professor of English literature. 

Cuprins

1   Press start
2   Good to better
3   Know what you’ve got
4   Look for an argument
5   Build an architecture
6   Remember the audience
7   What writing wants

Acknowledgments
A very short bibliography
Index

Recenzii

“On Revision is more of a pep talk than anything else—but an enjoyable and emboldening one. Its tone feels warm and fresh; the many revisions that Germano says it has gone through are invisible to the reader, as they should be. The book never lingers too long on a point, and, at 200 pages, does not outstay its welcome. It is an eloquent example of all that it espouses.”

"All writers are, or should be, re-writers, Germano insists, and rewriting begins with rereading, with “listening” to what your text wants to say. The advice compiled in this revelatory, generous book—tips on discovering or rediscovering your argument, on organizing its archive, on helping your readers identify its takeaways—will be useful for everyone from seasoned authors to dissertating graduate students.  Best of all, interspersed with the practical counsel, On Revision contains a moving vindication of the importance and the pleasure of scholarly writing and reading."

"William Germano may be a terrible birder, as he tells us at the beginning of this book, but he’s certainly an excellent writer and teacher of the craft. On Revision is about the process of writing and its last steps, those of shaping a text and turning a manuscript into a well-argued and readable book it wants to be. With On Revision at your side, you will have a superb guide to gaining the skills and experience needed to finish your own project, all the while enjoying the elegance and wit of Germano’s prose."
 

"On Revision is clear, compelling, vital. The book is a pleasure to read, and it reveals the pleasures in revising one’s writing. Germano has written a must read for all students, teachers, and writers."
 

"Facing the blank screen can be terrifying enough. Revising what you’ve finally managed to write, especially in response to the hard words of a good editor or the critical comments of reader reports, can be downright paralyzing. For those who’ve been there, or will soon be there, this book by one of the best editors and writers I know is a true gift. Equal parts practical, pastoral, and inspiring, it will be my go-to for many years to come."
 

“A wonderful guide to better writing. I would endorse this book without reservation for anyone whose work requires writing for publication.”

"Germanoʼs guide—which has to do with considerably more than revising written work—contains much of value, even for those of us who have been in the game for many years."

"On Revision provides everything academic writers need to know about crafting superior essays, articles, monographs, and dissertations. Germano advises how to identify and write to the target audience, build a convincing argument, create an inventory and overview of what’s present in early drafts, choose the best supporting evidence, and finish with the strongest possible ending. He emphasizes the importance of the writing’s shape, and encourages use of the core tenets of creative writing (voice, structure, story), as they breathe life and depth into an argument. . . . This book is essential for anyone facing down the vast and mysterious landscape of academic writing; invaluable for students and educators alike."

"The book explores what it means to write, and why and how we do it. Germano takes readers through the iterative process of writing and revision, offering guiding principles and advice alongside personal anecdotes and reflections to motivate scholarly authors and help them conceptualize the task at hand."

"Germano is known as a teacher and author on the subject of academic writing... On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts, is clear, well organized from beginning to end, and engaging for the reader. It is exactly an example of what he is teaching: how to write and revise a successful piece of writing."

"On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts is a valuable resource for writers of academic and scholarly works."

"Germano’s book is full of little tips and tricks that may be helpful to any decision writer. But where it excels is setting out a practical process for revision – a roadmap of sorts to get you through the revision process."