Tag: #freelance
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How to pick your editor
Choosing your substantive editor may be one of the most important decisions you make in your publishing plan. A substantive editor is the editor who digs into the manuscript with you, shaping your idea, suggesting changes to tone or content, and asking questions on behalf of the eventual reader. Stereotypically, they’re the editor you see…
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How an editor can help you get unstuck
It’s common to feel stuck when you’re embarking on a new writing project. It can feel even worse when you’ve already put in a lot of work and now you’re trying to figure out what you’ve written and where to go from here. Here are five ways an editor can help you get unstuck. 1/…
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There’s a lot you’re not saying
As an editor, it’s my job to poke the writer when I feel they’re not getting to the point or when they’re holding back on details. Oftentimes I’m poking a sore spot that the writer doesn’t want to address: a trauma that occurred, or a difficult theory they need to work out. We then determine…
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Transitions
I’m currently in a period of rapid change. I’m in the process of launching a freelance business while maintaining my job as an editor at Penguin Random House Canada (my last day is September 30th). The changes are self-induced and all positive, but I’m learning that everything they say about transitions is true…it can be completely…