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October 1, 2019

Freelancing and Boundaries: An Essential Partnership

Creating and maintaining healthy boundaries will ensure you won’t burn out, won’t resent your clients, and won’t feel overburdened.


October 1, 2019

How to get paid: Three freelancing tips

One of the most difficult aspects of freelancing is the money issue.


October 1, 2019

Problem clients, part 2: Setting clear boundaries and expectations

It is important for freelancer editors to establis clear boundaries and expectations for clients.


October 1, 2019

How to take an editing test

Treat an editing test like a real work assignment. Set aside the time, use all your editing tools, and give it your undivided attention.


September 29, 2019

Writing effective author queries

As copyeditors, we must remember that when we query, we have a goal: to get the author to make a change we think will help the text.


September 22, 2019

Landing that first client: Building a portfolio and acquiring testimonials

Testimonials and putting together a portfolio may be precisely how you’ll land that first client.


September 22, 2019

Finding work with self-publishing authors

While the editing industry is changing, new opportunities are emerging for editors.


September 22, 2019

Getting new clients: Your sales pitch

You want someone to hire you. How do you do it?


September 16, 2019

How wrong everyone is about exclamatives!

An exclamative isn’t just any old clause that happens to be a little excitable.


September 15, 2019

Testing copyeditors, Part 1: Skip the editing test

​Editing tests taken as part of a job interview are a contentious topic among editors. .