by Alison Lukin | Nov 8, 2021 | Finding Work
What kind of book editor are you? Find out with our free Book Editor Profile Quiz! Most book editors fall into two categories. They’re either on social media but think they can do more to help their business, or they’re overwhelmed by it and don’t really know where to...
by Susannah Noel | Sep 14, 2021 | Business Talk, Editing Nuts & Bolts
Save 60% off our introductory, self-paced course, Freelance Book Editing 101. Sale ends September 30! If you’re a freelance book editor, or you’re training to be one, you need PerfectIt! In this post, Hilary Cadman shares why PerfectIt is such a powerful...
by Susannah Noel | Jul 27, 2021 | Business Talk, Finding Work
Did you know there are 7 editorial roles? Learn where you fit in with our free Book Editor Profile quiz. Traditional trade publishing is, once again, changing. On May 10, 2021, HarperCollins absorbed Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the Boston-based publisher was drawn...
by Sheryl Rapée-Adams | May 3, 2021 | Business Talk
I just took the exciting step of becoming an LLC, or Limited Liability Company. I’m now in the Vermont Secretary of State’s registry under Sheryl Rapée-Adams Copyediting, LLC, dba Cat’s Eye Copyediting. It took a week, a lawyer, and $600 to transform my side hustle...
by Nancy Marriott | Mar 10, 2021 | Business Talk, Editing Nuts & Bolts
For over twenty-five years, I’ve been a developmental editor of nonfiction. But recently, I’ve added “book coaching” to my editorial services. The shift came about when Dr. Kelly Brogan, a holistic psychiatrist with a bestseller under her belt, contacted me to help...
by Susannah Noel | Mar 8, 2021 | Classes & Events, News & Announcements
In the early 1990s, my lifelong fascination with language rules was transformed into a rewarding side hustle copyediting academic journals. Over time, I took on projects with trade publishers and began editing fiction and nonfiction books. My other careers waxed and...
