by Pat Dobie | Sep 26, 2025 | Business Talk, Editing Nuts & Bolts
In her book The Writer’s Advantage: A Toolkit for Mastering Your Genre, Laurie Scheer writes, “No idea on its own is great enough to sell without knowing the marketplace you’re selling it within.” Scheer’s advice applies to both writers and editors. The writer...
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 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 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 | 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...
