Category Archives: freelancing

Copy Editing Commandment #6: Thou Shalt Not Miss a Critical Deadline

Today’s commandment is again credited to Einsohn’s Copyeditor’s Handbook. Pretty self-explanatory, right? After all, the freelance editor and the client sign a contract at the beginning of their working relationship agreeing to delivery dates. But what if there is a delay? What if the editor has made queries to the author, and the author isContinue Reading

A Systematic Approach to Freelancing

Freelancers must build their client lists and deliver excellent service. Of course, you can’t deliver excellent service if you have no clients. To get ideas on building my client list, I started attending seminars and reading career advice books (that’s when I discovered Asher). At a recent EAC seminar, “How to Be a Successful Freelancer,”Continue Reading