About the Author

Virginia S. Thatcher has served as a freelance editor and indexer for six publishers in the U.S. and Canada. She has been active in the publishing industry for over fifty years, and has served as editor and indexer at the Year Book Medical Publishers, and editor-in-chief at Consolidated Book Publishers.

Reviews

This manual, unlike many style and usage guides, is a basic reference, addressing fundamental editorial situations, and providing answers for the most common problems. This makes it fairly easy for students and beginner editors to consult.
*American Reference Books Annual*

...provides veterans [with] a quick reference to solving language tangles not encountered often enough to memorize...
*Book News, Inc.*