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Dear Editor: How Do I Transition From Freelance Writing to Editing?

Dear Editor: How Do I Transition From Freelance Writing to Editing?

“Dear Editor: I’m a freelance writer trying to move into editing as a sideline. I’m not sure I want to do it full time yet, but it looks like good extra income. How do I make my move?” If you are already established as a freelance writer but want to make the transition to freelance...
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Editors On Editing: What Writers Need to Know

Editors On Editing: What Writers Need to Know

Editors on Editing: What Writers Need To Know About What Editors Do is not the most lightweight book title in the universe, but it is a handy volume to own if you’re just getting started as a writer or editor. Editors on Editing has gotten rave reviews from readers who recognize the power of this...
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Line By Line: How To Edit Your Own Writing

Line By Line: How To Edit Your Own Writing

I’ve said it before…before you can realistically start editing other people’s work for pay, you need to be able to edit yourself. New writers and editors would do well to have a good long read of Claire Kehrwald Cook’s Line By Line. How do you self-edit your own work? Everybody has their own tricks,...
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Dear Editor…

Dear Editor…

“Dear Editor–can you be a freelance editor writer all in one?” I won’t try to fool you–this site is far too new to have people writing Dear Editor questions to it already. But this is one I get a lot from newcomers who want to give themselves as much of a chance as possible to...
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The Write Jobs

If you are an editor or writer just starting to look for freelance jobs, The Write Jobs is an excellent place to start looking for work. You won’t find vast amounts of new freelance jobs for editor writers, but the gigs that are posted are legit, usually high quality and pay well. If you look...
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For Technical Writer Editors: Developing Quality Technical Information

For Technical Writer Editors: Developing Quality Technical Information

Developing Quality Technical Information Second Edition is, as the name implies, aimed at technical writers and editors. Reviewers of this book on technical writing praise it for being exactly what it tells the writer editor to do. In other words, this book practices exactly what it preaches. This book actually illustrates techincal writing techniques....
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EditorWriter.org Begins

Watch this space, editor writer info is coming very soon. Are you looking for a career as an editor, writer or blogger? This space will have resources, job advice and other information vital to your new freelance editor or freelance writer career. Grab a coffee, eat a muffin top, and take a good long...
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