Glossary
We’ve curated a glossary of terms regarding all things writing and publishing related. From commonly-used terms to abbreviations, our glossary will guide writers and people starting out in publishing, to cut through the jargon and gain a better understanding.
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Verso
Left-hand page of the book, which usually has an even number.
Volume rights
The primary right to publish the book in hardback or paperback (this can now also involve e-book rights).
Zeugma
Where one word is used to describe two others in different contexts, for example ‘she lost her keys and her temper’.
A more extensive list of literary terms, with quotations from fiction and non-fiction sources showing the terms in use, is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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