Editing Non-fiction text books  

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 Editing Non- fiction text book -

1. Use the Active Voice -

The active voice is engaging to read, whereas the passive voice adds distance between you and your reader.

The passive voice demonstrates how the subject of a sentence changes because of an action. For example, consider:

"This chapter was rewritten until it was good enough to publish."

Several sentences like that will turn off any reader.

Let's try:

"I rewrote this article until it was good enough to publish."

That’s better.

2. Eliminate Unnecessary Words -

Say goodbye to needless metaphors, adjectives and adverbs. For example, instead of:

"I wrote my non-fiction article as fast as the wind."

Try:

"I wrote my first draft in thirty minutes."

You should also avoid clichés like the plague (there's one). Remember, brevity is clarity, which brings us to...

3. Cut 10% of Your Work -

When Stephen King was a fresh-faced writer, he taped a piece of editorial advice to his desk. It read:

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Degree : DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
Course Name : Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing
Course Code : PGDBP
Subject Name : Editing Textbooks
Subject Code : MBP 007
Year : 2021 2022