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 | 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 Susannah Noel | Oct 23, 2022 | Finding Work, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a Q&A with editorial professional Nikki Auberkett. In the spring of 2022, Editorial Arts Academy conducted a survey about how freelance book editors get clients. Our Survey of Best Marketing Strategies for Freelance Book Editors gave...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Sep 27, 2022 | Editing Nuts & Bolts, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a Q&A with editorial professional Crystal Shelley. Crystal is the owner of Rabbit with a Red Pen, where she provides editing and authenticity reading services to fiction authors. Drawing on her background as a social worker, she unites...
by Editorial Arts Academy | Aug 29, 2022 | Finding Work, Inspiration
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by editorial professional Rachel Lapidow. Now that I’ve been a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and developmental editor for six years, I’ve started to get more questions from current and aspiring copyeditors about how I...
