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How To Find Experienced Book Editors

Melanie Saxton

I recommend scheduling a phone interview to ask lots of questions and see how comfortable the conversation makes you feel (chemistry can be a huge component of these projects). Look for editors with backgrounds as English majors, creative writing majors, journalism majors, and digital content majors. I Can Help!

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Storyscaping in the Realm of Book Editing

Melanie Saxton

Available on Amazon I’ve always loved storytelling, from the time I repeated fairy tales to my siblings to the time I began writing magazine editorials and editing books. A master’s degree in mass communication/digital media made sense because my self-publishing authors needed help in marketing their books.

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Who Needs a Marketplace Copywriter?

Melanie Saxton

I work in the world of words, from book editing, ghostwriting, and copyediting to editorial journalism. That’s part of the reason I’ve pursued a much later-in-life master’s degree in digital media. A Flair for the Written Word Copywriting projects may call for a cool vibe or sophisticated wordsmithing.

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What to do With an English Degree Besides Teach: 7 Unconventional Suggestions

Make a Living Writing

If you like to see a project from start to finish then publishing could be just what you are looking for. To get your foot in the door, some other job titles to look for are: editorial assistant , production assistant , marketing assistant , and literary agency assistant. Editing could be just what you are looking for.

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People Round-Up, Early April 2023

Publishing Trends

Leigh Haber joins Zibby Media as Strategic Advisor. She was formerly Editorial Director of Oprah’s Book Club and Books Editor for O Magazine. Most recently she was Division Director of Curriculum, Digital Media, and Communications at the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Maddy Wong is now Associate Project Editor.

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Content Syndication: More Than a Traffic Boost

Content Marketing Institute

I worked on projects for ABC News, HBO, The New York Times and Frontline – always as a freelancer. The MainStreet editorial team was a fun, scrappy group, which was good because we were functioning as a startup within the company. I learned content distribution, syndication, and SEO very much by accident.

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How NASCAR Drives Better Storytelling With a Unified Team

Content Marketing Institute

The 40-person team handles: Social media. Digital media (including all content for NASCAR.com). The project brought together multiple groups within the content team, from video production to editorial to social media. Videos for the brand website and social channels. CMWorld Click To Tweet.