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3 Reasons Why Freelance Book Editors Need PerfectIt

3 Reasons Why Freelance Book Editors Need PerfectIt

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...
Freelance Book Editing for the Big Five Publishers

Freelance Book Editing for the Big Five Publishers

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...
Why I Formed an LLC for My Freelance Copyediting Business (aka, Adventures in Small Business Adulting)

Why I Formed an LLC for My Freelance Copyediting Business (aka, Adventures in Small Business Adulting)

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...
What Is a Book Coach, and How Can You Become One?

What Is a Book Coach, and How Can You Become One?

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...
Tour of Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics

Tour of Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics

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...
Copyediting Decision Guide [Free PDF Download]

Copyediting Decision Guide [Free PDF Download]

by Susannah Noel | Jan 6, 2021 | Editing Nuts & Bolts

I think we can all agree, it’s fun to fix a spelling error, or a grammatical mistake, or a comma that should be a semicolon. Rooting out these distractions in the reading experience brings deep pleasure. If your responses on our Book Editor Profile Quiz indicate...
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