Category: Ethics
Posts in this category will address ethical (and unethical) behavior related to operating your freelance editing business.
You Really Don’t Have to Be a Grammar Expert to Be an Editor
Introduction If you’ve ever worried, “I’d love to edit books, but I’m not a grammar expert,” you can stop worrying now. It’s one of the biggest myths holding brilliant editors back and one of the easiest to dismantle. Here’s the truth: You really don’t have to be a grammar expert to be an editor. In…
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Editing Is an Authentic Job not Playing with Words
Introduction: Editing Is an Authentic Job, not a Hobby If when you mention editing, someone has ever replied with something snarky like, “Oh, that sounds fun—you must love playing with words,” you know the sting. Here’s the truth:Editing is an authentic job.It’s not a hobby.It’s not “just fixing typos.”And it’s definitely not “playing with words.”…
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