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How to Take an Editing Test

Tips and limits for taking an editing test: Reblogged at ACES from my How To column at the now-defunct Copyediting.com.

Should an editor share that difficult or terrific bit from the edit in progress? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I

Learn how to get a ballpark estimate on the table asap to avoid pointless estimates. That’s the topic of this

It’s vacation season. How do you manage clients’ expectations that you’ll be available whenever they want you? Six ideas today in

I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a

Why you might be okay with working for peanuts — under the conditions explained in this episode.

With sunny summer days upon us and the patio calling, we’re about to hit a period when it might

Is it ever okay to work for less than your normal rate? Absolutely; within reason. You still need to pay the

Many editors are happy to share advice about starting out. Louise has written out advice on how to ask a

When I decided to freelance, my mother gave me a book called How to Survive Without a Salary, by Charles