Book Review: “The Freelance Editor’s Handbook: A Complete Guide to Making Your Business Thrive,” by Suzy Bills

by Sharon Cozens Do you need help starting your freelance business, but don’t know where to go to for sound advice? Or maybe you already have an established freelance business, but feel like it could use a boost? Many higher learning institutions and professional organizations offer courses and/or provide information on being an entrepreneur. However, … Continue reading Book Review: “The Freelance Editor’s Handbook: A Complete Guide to Making Your Business Thrive,” by Suzy Bills →

Editor for Life: Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, Consulting Medical Editor

Interview conducted by Keith Goddard. A career as an editor is often a solo adventure, especially if you’re a freelancer. So, we thought one way to better connect with fellow editors was to ask them the Five Ws: who, what, where, when, and why. Read on for some thought-provoking, enlightening tidbits from those of us … Continue reading Editor for Life: Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, Consulting Medical Editor →

The Writer-Editor Relationship, and the Art of the Query

by Janet Pollock Millar Like many of us at the beginning of COVID, I was cast adrift when I lost my job at the college writing centre. I had invested almost three years doing contract work in the hope of acquiring permanent status. Now there was no indication when or if I’d be called back. … Continue reading The Writer-Editor Relationship, and the Art of the Query →

Editors Advise: Generalist or Specialist

In this series, editors share their experiences, insights, and tips on the practical aspects of working as an editor or writer. For this edition, five editors share their thoughts on whether focusing on a niche is a good idea when starting out. Photo by Deddy Yoga Pratama on Unsplash Should someone relatively new to editing focus on a … Continue reading Editors Advise: Generalist or Specialist →

Editor for Life: James Harbeck, Freelance Book Editor

9 Ideas for Sending Networking Messages on LinkedIn

by Tanya Mykhaylychenko Photo by Trey Gibson on Unsplash As a self-employed editor, you are constantly growing your network. On a daily basis, you have multiple occasions to start a conversation with a new colleague. You may be more selective or you may prefer to connect broadly, to have access to a specific connection later on as needed. … Continue reading 9 Ideas for Sending Networking Messages on LinkedIn →

Technical Editing: A Rewarding Niche to Consider

Technical editing can be a painstaking process involving extreme concentration and acute attention to detail. There are few shortcuts that can be implemented. Despite that, after I established a logical workflow, it became a job I looked forward to—almost a Zen-like meditative procedure.

Streamlining Your Digital Life: An Introduction to the Elgato Stream Deck

by Maya Berger This bejewelled little box could be an efficiency game changer for editors. I recently got one, and I love how it’s already simplifying many of my everyday computing tasks, including opening all the checklists, time sheets, style guides, and web pages I need to start a new editorial project all at once, … Continue reading Streamlining Your Digital Life: An Introduction to the Elgato Stream Deck →