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 | 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 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 | 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...
by Editorial Arts Academy | May 18, 2022 | Business Talk, Finding Work
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Suzy Bills. As a freelance editor, have you ever been confused about which pricing method to use? Does your stomach knot up when you try to decide how much to charge for a project? Have you...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Nov 30, 2021 | Business Talk, Inspiration
Want to win a copy of Dreyer's English or the Stet! card game? Join our December giveaway! Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Caitlin O’Brien. No matter how much you love freelance book editing, or any kind of editing, or how...