“My advice to anyone starting out freelancing?” says editor Barb Adamski, “Double your rates at least once in your career.”
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Editor for Life (Alt Answers)
I’ve been editing for 27 years now, so Editors Canada asked me their 5 Ws. Here are my alt answers.
7 Ways to Get Style Sheet Buy-in
You’ve got style, but how do you get all the content creators to follow the guide!?
Setting Boundaries for Editing Disturbing Content: Negotiating Terms & Self-Care
What subjects WON’T you edit? How do you know a job might contain that? Can you turn down work? This, plus strategies for coping when you can’t say no, or it gets to be too much.
The Dangers of Copyediting
At a desk job like copyediting, what could possibly be dangerous besides the health effects of sitting all day? Well, not nothing!
Managing Risks as a Writer or Editor
No matter what kinds of materials they are involved in putting out, there are some basic concepts that help writers and editors mitigate a variety of business and legal risks.
12 Steps toward Diversity in Publishing
Diversity in publishing has not come far in the last decade. Here’s what you can do about it.
Treating Plagiarism
What to do when you discover someone else’s content used without credit.
Magic Eight-Ball, Is This a Proofread or a Copyedit?
When your magic eight-ball isn’t handy, follow these steps to figure out what is wanted when you’re asked to “look this over”: proofread, copyedit, line edit, or something more substantive.
The Art of the Author Memo
Summarize next steps for the manuscript and get the writer to do their part, with an author memo.