Resources for Editing Book Manuscripts:
The Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637. Copyright © 1969, 1982, 1993, 2003, 2010, 2017 by The University of Chicago.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary (11th edition). © 2003 by Merriam-Webster, Inc.
The Christian Writer's Manual of Style (4th edition). Robert Hudson. © 2004 by the Zondervan Corporation.
Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors by Kathy Ide © Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, 2013.
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications (3rd edition) by Amy Einsohn, © 2011, University of California Press (www.ucpress.edu).
The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications: With Exercises and Answer Keys by Amy Einsohn
Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing by Leslie T. Sharpe, Irene Gunther, and Richard Marek
Self-editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King
The Train-of-Thought Writing Method: Practical, User-Friendly Help for Beginning Writers. Kathi Macias. © 2005 by AuthorHouse.
Resources for Editing Articles:
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Norm Goldstein, ed. © 2017 by The Associated Press, published by Perseus Publishing.
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition. © 2002 by Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors by Kathy Ide. Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, © 2013.
The Editor in Chief: A Practical Management Guide for Magazine Editors by Benton Rain Patterson, et al
The Magazine: Everything You Need to Know to Make It in the Magazine Business by Leonard Mogel
The Magazine from Cover to Cover by Sammye Johnson,et.al
The Magazine Publishing Industry by Charles P. Daly, et al
Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Editing and Writing Problems by George T. Arnold
The Newspaper Publishing Industry by Robert G. Picard, et al
Grammar References:
A Basic Grammar Dictionary for Anyone by George Ann Gregory
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Handbook of Good English by Edward D. Johnson
Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged by Richard Lederer, et al
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O'Connor
Punctuation References:
American English Punctuation for Anyone by George Ann Gregory
Lapsing into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things that Can Go Wrong in Print -- and How to Avoid Them by Bill Walsh
Dictionary and Thesaurus:
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions. Harry Shaw. by McGraw-Hill Inc.
The Dictionary of Concise Writing: 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases by Robert Harwell Fiske
The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Roget's Super Thesaurus by Marc McCutcheon
Roget's Thesaurus of Phrases by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright References:
Copyrights and Copywrongs by Siva Vaidhyanathan
The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers by Lloyd J. Jassin and Steve C. Schecter
Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet by Jessica Litman
Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyrighted Materials Online and Off by Richard Stim
Kirsch's Handbook of Publishing Law: For Authors, Publishers, Editors, and Agents by Jonathan Kirsch
The Public Domain: How to Find and Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More
Reference Books for Historical Novels:
The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in the 1880’s, by Marc McCutchen, copyright 1993
The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West, From 1840-1900, by Candy Moulton, Copyright 1999
The Antique Hunter’s Guide to American Furniture, chests, cupboards, desks and other pieces, by William C. Kwrxhum Jr.
The Antique Hunter’s Guide to American Furniture, tables, chairs, sofas & beds, by Marvin D. Schwartz