Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether you’re a seasoned freelance writer or a new writer with no experience, freelance writing jobs that pay are still plentiful in 2022, 2023, and beyond — if: You know where to look… You know how to promote yourself… And you know how to differentiate yourself from your fellow writers. Do you have writing samples?” “Can

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 16, 2023

As a freelance editor, you’ll improve content for readability or visual appeal. Whether you want to edit for the world of academia, publishing, business, or for print or the web, there’s a freelance editor job up for grabs. Freelance Writing Jobs Don’t be put off by the name, Freelance Writing Jobs has opportunities for editors too!

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 1, 2023

At Penguin Children’s , Gerard Mancini , vice president, executive director managing editorial & production editorial will retire in December. Mancini joined the Viking Children’s editorial team in the fall of 1985. Artie Bennett , executive copy editor, will retire on November 10.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

They know when to enforce strict writing rules and when to fudge in a creative context. Another terrific and comprehensive post on  finding, hiring, and working with an editor  is by editor Chantel Hamilton at publishing guru Jane Friedman’s blog,  JaneFriedman.com. Delete comma?). Friedman, Jane. 

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 1, 2022

The right grammar in creative writing is a slippery fish. Good editors ask questions before answering. But people without editorial training aren’t always put off by lack of context. By all means take advantage of any help you can get while you’re writing. To many, there’s only one right answer, no matter what.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

And if you think the same person can write, edit, and proof their own work, you should be afraid, very afraid of publishing that content. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes proofreaders as distinct from editors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. ”. And you can’t adequately execute the two at the same time.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

Almost every writer I know has a love-hate relationship with their writing program, whether it’s Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, or a yellow legal pad. Many writers pay thousands of dollars for freelance editorial help before they publish. Word for the web and Scrivener have no watermark option at that time of this writing.

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Arrant Pedantry

OCTOBER 24, 2019

It may indeed sound ridiculous, but my coworker is far from the only editor or writer to have grappled with this problem. In a New Yorker piece on the magazine’s famously assiduous fact-checking , John McPhee writes about a similar dilemma. He writes, “Should there be commas around Margaret or no commas around Margaret?

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 15, 2018

However, if the person didn’t say or write it, it isn’t a quote. Fact-checking was once the responsibility of that highly endangered species, the copy editor (something for which they were never fully appreciated). A little research is precisely what many people don’t want when it comes to their digital diet.

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