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GLOSSARY
Abstract. A brief summary of an article, a standard part of most academic writing.
Advance. If you are lucky enough to be in demand by a publisher, you might be paid an advance to write your book – prior to actually writing it.
All rights. The publisher holds all rights to publish in any form, but does not own the copyright.
Autobiography. The writer’s life story told in the first person.
Author. The person whose byline is on the work, not necessarily the same as the writer (such as when a ghostwriter has done the writing).
Biography. A life story.
Category. General topic areas, broader than a genre, used to organize books in the market.
Copy editing. Editing text for basic elements such as spelling, grammar and consistency.
Copy writing. Writing fairly straightforward text, usually for business or administrative purposes.
Draft. The complete unedited version of a text.
Edit. To rework a draft for grammar, flow, length or any other factor required to polish it for publication.
Editor. The person who edits a manuscript or manages the writing of a publication.
Editorial. A work expressing an opinion.
Ghostwriter. A person who writes anonymously in someone else’s name, so that the client is credited with the work.
Hard copy. The printed version of a manuscript.
Half title. The page at the beginning of the book that contains nothing but the title.
Imagery. Descriptions that employ the five senses.
Lead paragraph. The first paragraph of a book, article or chapter.
Mood. The feeling that the author is trying to convey in the story.
Narrative. A chronology of events that forms a story.
Narrator. The person recounting a story, usually in the third person.
Plagiarism. The unauthorized use of another person’s words.