The Copy Editors’ Survival Guide

Stephen Elliott bio ↓  ·  February 26th, 2009  ·  filed under books

Someone needs to buy Elissa Bassist this book.

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Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books, including the memoir The Adderall Diaries, the novel Happy Baby, and the erotica collection My Girlfriend Comes To The City and Beats Me Up. He is the editor of The Rumpus. Sometimes he twitters. More from this author →

3 Responses to “The Copy Editors’ Survival Guide”

  1. Elissa Bassist Says:

    YES.

  2. Stephen Elliott Says:

    It’s so true.

  3. Elissa Bassist Says:

    “Saller’s project, in about 100 pages, is to (a) civilize the editing process, and (b) keep copy editors — meticulous and learned and hard-working, but also stubborn and obsessive, sometimes injuriously so (see: garbage can) — from going insane.”

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