Resources
For New Editors
Internship Program
Are you a word nerd with an innate ability to puzzle out the intended meaning of a particularly convoluted sentence? Are you interested in learning more about the publishing process and understanding what it takes to work as an independent editor in the rapidly changing world of communications and publishing?
Vee White Editorial offers an editorial internship program for students eager for insight into the professional world of editing and writing. The program is offered jointly with Silverwood Editorial & Communications. Working with us, you’ll have the chance to learn what it means to be both editor and entrepreneur and to learn both copyediting and developmental editing. You will receive mentoring, guidance working on practice materials and the opportunity for paid contract work.
The program usually runs from September through November for about 12 weeks, with applications due in April. Please contact us for current dates and additional details.
To date, we have graduated three interns—all of whom have either continued their studies or moved into full-time editorial positions with a publisher or university press.
Note: Andrea Klingler has now accepted a full-time position with Curtis Learning, LLC. This editorial internship program is now no longer available, but I’m currently leading the New Editors Guide Task Force for ACES: The Society for Editing and will post a link to their resources once it becomes available.
For Writers
What Is Plagiarism?
Learn more and review the results of an international plagiarism survey. More resources coming soon!
How Can I Avoid Plagiarism?
Temple University Writing Center: “Avoiding Plagiarism When Using Sources”
Provides a deeper explanation of paraphrasing and best practices for avoiding unintentional plagiarism. Includes practice exercises.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): “Avoiding Plagiarism”
Defines and clearly explains how quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing differ.
How Do I Copyright a Book?
LegalZoom: “How to Copyright a Book”
Short, basic explanations of the copyright process and how copyrighting protects a book. It also answers some FAQs authors may have.
Copyright.gov: “Copyright Law of the United States”
Some articles provide the gist of copyright law without the complexity of legal language. You can, however, always benefit from taking a look at the original U.S. Copyright Law document to know your rights and how to protect your work.
The Balance Careers: “How to Copyright a Manuscript”
This resource provides information that is best read as a supplement to the information from LegalZoom. It takes the FAQs a little further. Written in question-and-answer format, it addresses topics such as when to copyright your book and how far those protections actually go.