Auteur : Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter started out as a newspaper reporter, added editing/proofreading to her skillset over time, and went freelance full-time in 1984. She copyedits projects in diversity, law, PR, retirement policy, women’s health, decorative arts, gardening, Porsche history, machine computing, weddings, independent publishing and more. She presents and writes about editing and freelancing for Editors Canada, ACES: The Society for Editing, the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), San Diego Professional Editors Network, American Medical Writers Association/St. Louis, St. Louis Writers Guild, National Association of Independent Writers and Editors, St. Louis Publishers Association, Society of Professional Journalists Freelance Community, Cat Writers Association, and more. Thaler-Carter wrote the EFA’s original Freelancing 101: Launching Your Editorial Business and co-authored the current edition; co-authored the current edition of the EFA’s Resumés for Freelancers …; and is editor-in-chief, An American Editor blog; and creator/host, Communication Central’s “Be a Better Freelancer”® conference.