The Modern Editor - Editing Tips for Freelance Editors

Four Steps to Becoming a Professional Editor


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What does it really take to become an editor? In this short-and-sweet episode of The Modern Editor Podcast, I’m sharing how I got into the editing biz fourteen years ago. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t for the best reason 😅

This episode is for new and hopeful editors who want to learn from my experience and build a successful editing business. However, I think there are some good reminders for veterans, too. Listen in as I share the good, the bad, and the vulnerable!

Important Sections:
  • (1:05) I Could Find Typos Everywhere
  • (2:09) Did You Know There Are Different Types of Editors? I Didn’t!
  • (4:34) The Freelance Editors Club Membership Price is Going Down
  • (5:21) Four Steps to Getting Started as a Professional Editor
  • (10:54) Fourteen Years in and I’m Still Learning
  • Resources Mentioned:
    • The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors by Erin Brenner
    • Editorial Freelancers Association
    • ACES: The Society for Editing
    • Editors Canada
    • Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
    • Northwest Editors Guild
    • San Diego Professional Editors Network
    • Freelance Editors Club
    • The Chicago Manual of Style
    • AP Stylebook
    • Developmental Editing by Scott Norton
    • Editing Fiction at Sentence Level by Louise Harnby (line editing)
    • The Copyeditor’s Handbook and Workbook by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
    • The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction by Amy J. Schneider
    • Work with Me:
      • Grab the Editing Contract Template
      • Join the Freelance Editors Club
      • ...more
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