Freelancing

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 6:20am

02/21/12 News Roundup

In today’s News Roundup, some tips for using the internet to find work, plus lessons in journalese, irregular verbs, and more.

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Not having an online presence can prevent freelancers from getting offers. Learn some simple ways to create an online presence in “How to Find Freelance Editing Work.” (Catch the Sun)

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Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:47am

Questions for a Freelance Editor: Kristine Hunt

Kristine Hunt of Crystal Clear Copy Editing has been a freelance editor since 2001 and is also the chapter development chair for the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).

How did you get into editing?

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:20am

Today’s News Roundup faces off against the Facts/Truth Dichotomy and governments that legislate language. Plus we look at business advice for freelancers, a checklist for all copyeditors, and some Friday fun.

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Irregardless a word? Kory Stamper explains the Facts/Truth Dichotomy in “Facts and Truth, Irregardless.” (Harmless Drudgery)

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Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:40am

Questions for a Medical Copyeditor: Katharine O’Moore-Klopf

Katharine O’Moore-Klopf of KOK Edit has worked in publishing since 1984, spending the last 17 years as a freelance copyeditor. She is a board-certified editor in the life sciences who specializes in English as a second language (ESL) medical editing.

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 6:20am

01/26/12 News Roundup

In today’s News Roundup we explore how to charge for editing work, when we should take off our editor’s hat, plus pick up lessons on jargon, lexicography, and word snobbery.

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How to charge for editing is one of the biggest questions freelance editors face. Rich Adin makes an argument for a per-page fee in “The Publisher’s Search for Savings.” (An American Editor)

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Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:42am

Questions for a Freelance Copyeditor: Jill Sulam

Jill Sulam has been a proofreader and editor for ten years. For the last three and a half, she has been a full-time freelancer and the owner of Transformations Editing.

How did you get into editing? What was your first editing job and what is your current position?

Submitted by Erin Brenner on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 6:21am

01/19/12 News Roundup

In today’s News Roundup, we consider the problem of artificial schedules and how to fix them. Plus, we tackle flaunt and flout, reflexive pronouns, and a host of words.

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Rich Adin discusses why client schedules need to be aligned with the task at hand in “The Professional Editor: Artificial or Arbitrary Schedules.” (An American Editor)

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Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 8:30am

Questions for a Freelance Copyeditor: Maria Boyer

Maria Boyer has been editing professionally since 1984 and freelancing for the past 15 years (including for one longtime client for the last 10 years). She is a member-at-large on the board of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).

What do you find satisfying about your current freelance work?

Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 2:05pm

Two Easy Infographic Résumé Generators

Hoping and planning for more work or a different job in 2012? After setting up a more efficient job search and replacing the buzzwords in your LinkedIn profile, you may want to consider a few more clicks to turn that profile into an infographic résumé (or t-shirt?).

Submitted by Dawn McIlvain Stahl on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:15am

Questions for a Freelance Copyeditor: Mark Allen

Mark Allen is a freelance editor and writer who has been editing for 30 years—since his high school newspaper days. Until 2009, all his experience was in newspapers, including ten years on the copy desk at the Grand Rapids Press and three at the Columbus Dispatch.

What's your current editing gig and how long have you had it?