by Editorial Arts Academy | Aug 21, 2023 | Business Talk, Finding Work, News & Announcements
Editor’s Note: This post was written by social media professional and editor Jamie Johnson, an account manager at Officially Social. In recent years, social media has changed the landscape of the writing industry, paving the way for freelance book editors...
by Susannah Noel | Aug 12, 2023 | Classes & Events, Finding Work
Do any of these apply to you? You’re starting out as a freelance book editor, and you don’t know where to find your first few clients. You’ve been editing for a while, but you’re now languishing in the dreaded “feast or famine”...
by Nancy Marriott | Mar 5, 2023 | Classes & Events
Self-help books are among the most popular genres for nonfiction books today. But where is the “self-help” book for editors who support authors in writing such books? There’s a gap in that market, with one exception: Scott Norton’s Developmental Editing: A Handbook...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Feb 3, 2023 | Business Talk, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Molly Rookwood. LitHub recently published an article purportedly written by a copyeditor who argued, confoundingly, against copyediting. “Against Copyediting: Is It Time to Abolish the Department of...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Jan 29, 2023 | Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Kathryn Wilson. If you’re like most people, you probably have fond childhood memories of falling asleep to the sound of someone reading to you. With the advent of audio content, it’s clear that we’re...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Nov 27, 2022 | Business Talk, Editing Nuts & Bolts
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Brittany Dowdle. Accessibility in Publishing You’ve probably seen those childhood diaries with the heart-shaped lock and little golden key. If the goal is to keep people out of a book, these locks are...