Étiquette : freelance editors

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Peter Erikson

Going Solo: Choosing to Freelance After Layoffs

octobre 19, 2023 by Peter Erikson | 3 commentaires sur Going Solo: Choosing to Freelance After Layoffs

The fateful call from the largest newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I worked as an editor, left me unprepared. It was the same for the other 17 people who were laid off this year, almost all of whom, like me, were over 40. It felt as though a door had been slammed […]

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Laura Bontje

Preparing for Traditional Publishing: Tips from Agents and Editors

juin 29, 2023 by Laura Bontje

When a client comes to me for editing, one of my first questions is how they hope to publish. Why? Because an author who is self-publishing will use freelancers for each stage of the editing process, whereas an author who secures a traditional publishing contract will receive additional editing through their publisher.   The journey to […]

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Melinda Martin

Document Prep Tips from a Book Designer

juin 15, 2023 by Melinda Martin | 2 commentaires sur Document Prep Tips from a Book Designer

After a book has been professionally copy edited, a book designer will begin the layout. My goal is to help you, your self-publishing clients and their book designers work smarter, not harder. I often say, “It’s not the doing but the re-doing that costs.” More than just money, re-work costs us the most valuable asset […]

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Laura Bontje

Freelancing While Parenting Young Kids

mai 25, 2023 by Laura Bontje | 7 commentaires sur Freelancing While Parenting Young Kids

Laura will be co-presenting « Introduction to Picture Book Editing » at Editors 23: Editors in Real Life, taking place from June 17 to 18 at Toronto Metropolitan University. Conference registration is limited, so reserve your spot now! Do you want to know the trick to keeping it together when freelancing with young kids? So do I. […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Social Media Content Management for Self-Employed Editors and Writers

mars 30, 2023 by Tanya Mykhaylychenko

For self-employed editors and writers, knowing how to manage your social media content is a key ingredient for growing and maintaining your clientele. The following are some factors that need to be taken into consideration, regardless of the platform. 1. Know your audience(s) This one is obvious. Questions start coming up when you have several […]

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Kate Merriman

Combining Careers, Part Two: Rewards — Financial and Other

mars 23, 2023 by Kate Merriman

In the first part of this series, I described the circumstances that led me to vocational discernment. The parish in which I was serving could not afford a full-time priest. Was there another career that I could combine with Anglican ministry? Vocational discernment revealed the intriguing possibilities offered by editing. With a mixture of trepidation […]

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Laura Bontje

Editing for Authors on a Budget

février 16, 2023 by Laura Bontje | 6 commentaires sur Editing for Authors on a Budget

As a freelance fiction editor, I find it incredibly rewarding to help an author shape their story or find their voice. And as an author, I know firsthand how transformative the insights of a strong editor can be. But professional editing can be expensive, so what do you do when an author has a limited […]

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Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Freelance Tips from an Editor with ADHD, Part 2

février 9, 2023 by Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how getting to know yourself well, setting up your environment for success and exploring scaffolding strategies are keys to freelance business success for editors with ADHD or other forms of executive dysfunction. In this article, I will share my next two tips: Embrace routines and self-care On […]

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Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Freelance Tips from an Editor with ADHD, Part 1

Décembre 15, 2022 by Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa | 6 commentaires sur Freelance Tips from an Editor with ADHD, Part 1

Neurodivergent or neurotypical, freelance business owners share many of the same struggles: choosing a niche, finding clients, balancing admin time with billable time, juggling deadlines and allocating time, money and energy. In my previous article, I shared my story of how I discovered I had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) just as my editing journey was beginning. […]

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Kate Merriman

Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

Décembre 8, 2022 by Kate Merriman | 11 commentaires sur Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

I had been losing sleep for the better part of a year. The Anglican church in Toronto’s St. Clair West area, where I served as incumbent, could no longer afford a full-time priest. In a part of the city bounded by Little Portugal and Corso Italia, the prospects for Anglican congregational growth were slim … […]

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Laura Bontje

The Pros and Cons of Sample Edits

Décembre 1, 2022 by Laura Bontje | 6 commentaires sur The Pros and Cons of Sample Edits

If you asked 10 editors how they approach sample edits, you’d probably get 10 different answers. Some editors charge for sample edits, some offer samples for free and some don’t do sample edits at all. Some editors begin on page one, and others edit an excerpt from the middle. So if you’re a new freelancer, […]

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Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Can I Be an Editor If I Have ADHD?

octobre 4, 2022 by Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa | 8 commentaires sur Can I Be an Editor If I Have ADHD?

Can you be an editor if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once, and one I see posted periodically in editor groups. It’s also a question I asked myself many times at the start of my career. I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2016, the same year I […]

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Laura Bontje

Editing Picture Books without the Pictures

septembre 6, 2022 by Laura Bontje | 2 commentaires sur Editing Picture Books without the Pictures

Picture books: the artwork is so integral that it’s part of the name. But unless you’re working with an author/illustrator, editing a picture book usually means analyzing a text-only manuscript. For contemporary picture books, the illustrations are more than adornments; they’re a critical part of the storytelling. At the manuscript stage, it’s a balancing act: […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Long Live Long-time Freelancing

juillet 5, 2022 by Suzanne Bowness | 7 commentaires sur Long Live Long-time Freelancing

My name is Sue, and I’m a long-time, full-time freelancer. While most of the time I’m in the trees of my business, once in a while I zoom out to the forest and think about how different my way of working has been from that of other people. For 20 years, I’ve been the only […]

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Amy J. Schneider

Amy J. Schneider: An Editor’s Top 3

mai 24, 2022 by Amy J. Schneider | Un commentaire sur Amy J. Schneider: An Editor’s Top 3

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their Top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Amy J. Schneider has been a full-time freelance copyeditor and proofreader of fiction and non-fiction and the owner of Featherschneider Editorial Services since 1995. Since 2012 Amy has written articles and presented in-person and online sessions on […]

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Miriam Bergeret

A New Editing Community Emerges: Neurodivergent Editors

mai 10, 2022 by Miriam Bergeret | 2 commentaires sur A New Editing Community Emerges: Neurodivergent Editors

The pandemic has tested our mental health time and again and taken it to its limits. It has also led to more open conversations about prioritizing mental health, especially on social media. In particular, this period has been difficult for people who identify as neurodivergent (ND) — people who have differences in brain structure and […]

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Michelle Waitzman

Three Ways Long-term Clients Make Freelancing Less Stressful

avril 25, 2022 by Michelle Waitzman | 6 commentaires sur Three Ways Long-term Clients Make Freelancing Less Stressful

A lot of creative professionals become freelancers because it gives them the freedom to work on projects they enjoy, make their own schedule and pursue personal goals. But life as a freelancer is stressful for some. Income and schedules can be unpredictable, and finding clients requires constant effort. These stresses can lead to anxiety and […]

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Judy Phillips

What Does a Recipe Editor Do?

avril 19, 2022 by Judy Phillips | 4 commentaires sur What Does a Recipe Editor Do?

Whether for soufflé, soup, salsa or something else altogether, a culinary recipe is essentially a how-to document. As a form of technical editing, then, recipe editing is all about ensuring that the user (the reader) can successfully assemble the product (a dish). As a recipe editor, it’s my responsibility (along with the author’s, of course) […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter: An Editor’s Top 3

avril 12, 2022 by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Ruth E. Thaler-Carter has been managing and speaking about websites for several years, for both her own ventures and those of her clients. Her in-person and virtual presentations about editors’ websites have been popular with several professional […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Naomi Racz

février 22, 2022 by S. Robin Larin

This is the final post in a series of interviews that the Editors Canada student relations committee completed last year with Editors Canada award winners. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the committee’s interview with Naomi Racz (Cumberland, B.C.), who was the winner of the 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship. (This interview has been lightly edited.) […]

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Jasmine Peteran

Book Review: Networking for Freelance Editors

février 8, 2022 by Jasmine Peteran | 2 commentaires sur Book Review: Networking for Freelance Editors

For many of us out here in the freelance world, networking can feel like a chore. But Networking for Freelance Editors: Practical Strategies for Networking Success taught me two key things that turned a chore into a worthwhile challenge. For starters, activities I’m already doing willingly and regularly can become effective networking tactics with the […]

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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Maxie Bai Martin

janvier 18, 2022 by Becky Heaman

The Editors Canada student relations committee completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, Becky Heaman shared the committee’s interview with […]

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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Iva Cheung

Décembre 14, 2021 by Becky Heaman | Un commentaire sur Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Iva Cheung

The Editors Canada student relations committee completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, Becky Heaman shared the committee’s interview […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Cathy McPhalen

novembre 9, 2021 by S. Robin Larin

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the […]

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