A question for editors who offer versatility
How does versatility help us be better editors? When I’m asked to sum up what I do, I sputter a bit. What specifically does the person want to hear about? My editing clients? Subject-matter-expert experience? Formats, genres or topics I’ve worked on? Without a niche to focus on, my breadth of experience can be hard…
And the award goes to…
I’m pleased as punch that a book I edited has won the 2019 Self-Publishing Review Book Awards. Kudos to Douglas Bain, author of The Woeful Wager, book one in the dark-fantasy series The Blackened Nevers. https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2020/04/an-interview-with-douglas-bain-author-of-the-race-to-the-blackened-nevers-winner-of-the-2019-spr-book-awards/
Secrets of the Tweeting world
For those about to Tweet: twittercheatsheet
What an editor needs
It’s all here: 21 tips to consider when you’re working with a freelance copy editor or proofreader. The tips outline what freelancers need most to work to the best of their ability AND keep your budget on track.
Proofreaders’ marks
If you ever need your editor to work on paper, here’s how to decipher their input. Courtesy Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition