by Susannah Noel | Jun 30, 2025 | Editing Nuts & Bolts, Quizzes
You know what likes to hang out in fiction and creative nonfiction? Numbers. Which is fine, except you have to know how to style them. Do you spell them out? Hyphenate? Capitalize? Eek – italicize? Good lord . . . what about decimals?? As the copyeditor or...
by Susannah Noel | Jun 15, 2025 | Classes & Events
What’s the best way to learn how to edit a book? You can take editing classes. You can read books and style manuals. You can learn on the job. You can get an editing certificate. Or you can do all of the above! But no matter how you learn how to edit, practice is...
by Laura Sackton | May 9, 2025 | Finding Work, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by book reviewer Laura Sackton. I fell into reviewing books professionally a little by accident, and while I do enjoy it, I didn’t think it through when I first started. I just thought, “I love talking about books! What could...
by Pat Dobie | May 9, 2025 | Business Talk, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional and EAA Instructor Pat Dobie. Editing can be thrilling? Yes! If you love books, love to read, and love to help writers, then developmental editing might be the perfect job for you. Year 0: What Is...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Feb 11, 2024 | Business Talk, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Rachel Lapidow. In August 2023, I traveled to Alexandria, Virginia, to attend the Editorial Freelancers Association Conference 2023 (EFACON 2023, or just EFACON). I was looking forward to hanging out...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Feb 4, 2024 | Classes & Events, Editing Nuts & Bolts
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Nancy Marriott. In my 25+ years of freelance book editing, I’ve come across some difficult clients. From my experience with authors of nonfiction popular books, I’ve learned a few things. Not to...
