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Managing the Ups and Downs of Freelancing: 6 Valuable Tips

Oct 21, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Making the choice to become a freelancer means accepting that you’ll be dealing with a lot of fluctuation—which can be both a good and bad thing! Yes,...

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Understanding a Style Sheet: What Authors and Editors Need to Know

Oct 07, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

As an author, you’re likely pretty familiar with the concept of “writing style.” However, you might know less about “editorial style.” Where writing s...

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Building Your Skillset: A Sampler of Editorial Webinars and Courses

Sep 23, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Imagine you’re a dentist, and someone comes into your office seeking help with a bothersome tooth. You establish that the tooth needs a crown—and, luc...

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What Is Your Editing Genre? Tips to Help You Identify Your Strengths and Talents

Sep 09, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept of genres—as a reader, you’ll know which genres you enjoy and gravitate toward, and as a writer and author, ...

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6 Social Media Options for Editors: Connecting with Each Other

Sep 03, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

There are many resources out there on the internet for how authors can utilize social media—for marketing books, connecting with publishers and agents...

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Getting Your Editorial Website Started: 6 Website Builders Worth Investigating

Aug 20, 2024 - Michael Bedford

With so many website-building platforms on the market today, writers and editors have many options to choose from. With so many options, though, it’s ...

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Stand Out from the Crowd! 7 Tips to Emphasize the Best of What You Have to Offer

Aug 12, 2024 - Beth McAuley

Imagine you go to your local market to do some shopping. You have your list and you browse the aisles, choosing the products you want and the products...

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Marketing for Editors: 5 Tips for Newbies

Aug 07, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

As a freelance editor, it’s important to market yourself effectively. Why? Well, because when you are self-employed, the responsibility to gain more v...

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3 Key Ways to Edit for Your Audience

Jul 15, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

When most people think of “editing,” they probably think of things like fixing spelling, correcting grammar, and tightening up sentence structure. How...

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3 Next Steps to Growing Your Freelance Editing Career

Jul 09, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

So, you’ve taken your first steps to starting your career as a freelance editor—that’s great! You may have just finished your first paid project or tw...

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Self-Publishing? You Need a Good Editor Too!

Jul 02, 2024 - Chris Cameron

As someone who likes to see writers get into print, I am particularly interested in the growth of the self-publishing community and the opportunities ...

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Preparing Your Permissions Request: Where to Start

Jun 24, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

So, you’ve determined you do need to request permission for something you’re using in your book. It might be a poem, it could be an excerpt of text, o...

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Want to Reprint That? Get Permission First! What Authors Need to Know About Copyright Clearances

Jun 10, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo & Beth McAuley

Anyone writing a manuscript—be it a book, a journal article, a blog, a newsletter—has to understand only one thing about wanting to reprint material t...

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What You Need to Know About Your Book's Copyright Page

Jun 05, 2024 - Michael Bedford

Self-publishing opportunities allow authors to reach their audiences on their own schedules and through their own publishing initiatives. An important...

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Navigating the World of Self-Publishing: 6 Self-Publishing Services Worth Considering

May 28, 2024 - Michael Bedford

The world of self-publishing has come a long way since the concept was introduced. What was once a somewhat solitary act, nowadays, self-publishing of...

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Avoid These 4 Self-Publishing Mistakes!

May 21, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

So you've decided to self-publish a book. That's great! Self-publishing a book can be quite the journey, and it can also be incredibly rewarding. Here...

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Publishing Plans: What They Are, and How to Create Your Own

May 14, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

What is a publishing plan? Honestly, a publishing plan is exactly what it sounds like! It involves scheduling and planning for the writing and publish...

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Thinking of Self-Publishing? Get Your Publishing Schedule in Place First!

May 08, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood things about the editing and publishing process is just how long it can take. If, for example, you have complete...

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Self-Editing Your Work? Try These 7 Tips

May 01, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

The process of editing your work can be trying, difficult, and frustrating...but it can also be rewarding, enlightening, and satisfying. This month, w...

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Building a Social Media Presence for Authors

Apr 23, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

If you’re an author (new or more experienced!) then you probably know the importance of having an author platform. If you’re a self-publishing author,...

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8 Great Tips on Book Marketing for Introverts

Apr 16, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

f you’re an introverted author, putting yourself out there in order to market your book can be incredibly intimidating. Self-promotion might feel unco...

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Upgrade Your Writing Practice: Tech Tools and Apps for Writers

Apr 09, 2024 - Michael Bedford

Some writers may be able to fill their manuscripts with inspired text without any outside help but, thankfully, in this age of apps and user-friendly ...

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4 Key Resources for Learning About AI: Self-Education for the Novice

Apr 02, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

In this blog, the last instalment in our blog series on artificial intelligence, we will be looking at some of the many resources available out there ...

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Editing in the Age of AI: 5 Applications Worth the Download (Plus an Honourable Mention)

Mar 27, 2024 - Michael Bedford

Recently, artificial intelligence and its arguably endless applications have seemed to dominate the conversations in several aspects of our lives. Man...

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How Is AI Affecting Our Editing Practice?

Mar 20, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

This week, in our series on artificial intelligence, I’m looking at AI tools and how these might be affecting our editing practice. While these new to...