Mafoko Manuscript Services

• Mafoko home page
• Editing
• Translating
• Research
• About us
• Resources

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Our resource pages

• Notes to UB Students Beginning their Write-Up
• Notes to UB Students Who Want to Hire an Editor
• Formatting
• Copyright
• Symbols we use in editing
• Types of publishers and publishing
• Conventinal publishing
• Five things to keep in mind


• A Checklist for Students Ready to Hire an Editor

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For Help with Writing

Lauri Kubuitsile is an award-winning writer and a writing coach. You can contact her through her Facebook page.

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Information from the Science Fiction Writers Association

• About literary agents.
• About editors.

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Links to other resources

• http://wendybelcher.com/writing-advice
  

  Wendy Belcher is a former editor who used to run academic writing workshops; she is currently associate professor of Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Princeton University.

• Chicago Manual of Style webpages
  • http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
  • http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/latest.html
  • http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
  • http://cmosshoptalk.org/
• https://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing/vancouver

  Monash University in Australia has a useful site that gives basic information about many referencing styles.

• http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca

  These blogs run regularly in The Chronicle of Higher Education and consider interesting problems of English expression.

• Archived articles
  • An article from the BBC about the importance of correct spelling.
  • Improper use of commas cost some people a lot of money.
  • Scientific style and the use of apostrophes.
  • The importance of newspaper style.
  • Some grammar rules to remember...or forget.
• Some very Useful Information about Publishing

  Check out this website for a very useful chart from Jane Friedman about the different routes to publishing and about the processes involved.

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