by Pat Dobie | Dec 17, 2025 | Classes & Events, Editing Nuts & Bolts
I’m line editing a novel right now. It’s contemporary fiction by a novice writer, and the story is good. However, the prose is not yet of publishable quality. I know this because: I’m an experienced editor I’m a writer myself I’ve studied fiction at the post-graduate...
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 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...
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 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...
