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Preface
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Introduction
• 1 What Developmental Editing Is • 1 Whom This Book Is For • 2 What This Book Covers • 3
Some Ground Rules
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Concept: Shaping the Proposal
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Author Profile: The Veteran
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Client Profile: The Agent
• 11
Assignment: The Proposal with Too Many Concepts
• 12Locate the Concept • 14Profile the Audience • 18Evaluate Market Potential • 20Bring the Vision into Focus • 22
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Content: Assessing Potential
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Author Profile: The First-Timer
• 28
Client Profile: The Big Trade House
• 29
Assignment: The Tome with Too Many Subjects
• 30Size Up the Author • 31Size Up the Publisher • 33Size Up the DE • 35Create a Content Summary • 39Find the Main Subject • 42
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Thesis: Finding the Hook
• 48
Author Profile: The Coauthors
• 48
Client Profile: The Small Trade House
• 50
Assignment: The Study with Too Many Theses
• 51Cull Theses from Topics • 52Beware of the Rehash • 55Choose the Main Thesis • 58Create a Working Title • 62
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Narrative: Tailoring the Timeline
• 68
Author Profile: The Historian
• 68
Client Profile: The Copublisher
• 70
Assignment: The Sprawling Saga
• 71Untangle Timelines from Arguments • 72Find the Main Timelines • 74Brainstorm Timeline Strategies • 76Compose the New Timeline • 80Finetune the Timeline • 81Restore Bits of Argument • 85
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Exposition: Deploying the Argument
• 91
Author Profile: The Theorist
• 92
Client Profile: The University Press
• 93
Assignment: The Theory with Too Many Tangents
• 94Untangle Arguments from Timelines • 95Find the Main Arguments • 98Brainstorm Argument Strategies • 101Compose the New Argument • 103Finetune the Argument • 105Restore Bits of Timeline • 107
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Plan: Drafting a Blueprint
• 112 Write Up the Plan • 113Compose Chapter Theses • 119Intervene Strategically • 122
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Rhythm: Setting the Pace
• 123
Author Profile: The Sole Authority
• 123
Client Profile: The Regional House
• 125
Assignment: The Local History Turned Personal
• 126Rearrange the Furniture • 127
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