Former National Copy Chief @timeoutnewyork. Freelance #CopyEditor #LineEditor #Writer. https://xitter.cf/t.co/E1ciSefFAp
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I've been freelancing for nearly 7 years, and financially, 2024 was my most successful year yet.
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In reflecting on why that is (I hadn't consciously been doing anything different—no extra marketing or outreach, etc.), I realized that my fellow editors were largely responsible for that success.
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#edibuddies, has anyone ever helped an author update their published book (this one is self-help)? What did you charge? Please DM!
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One way I've used @ChatGPTapp lately: to find the answers I need in @ChicagoManual that I can't find by using Chicago's online search tool.
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@ChatGPTapp understands my question better, and while it doesn't always direct me to the right chapter/section in @ChicagoManual, its response usually has the terminology I need to find the right page in Chicago.
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This morning I spent an hour plotting my agenda for the rest of 2024. I am FULLY booked 😅 And have been since August. I've been freelancing for almost 7 years, but that is a new phenomenon for me.
Now accepting projects for January 2025 and onward 🙌
I love this post from @MerriamWebster and refer to it often!
"We Know You're Concerned about 'Important' and 'Importantly'" merriam-webster.com/grammar/…
When you created an editorial style guide for a client that, months later—after your brain had forgotten the client's preferences—answered every style Q you had a second project for that client.
There's nothing scarier than when sound comes out of my computer (thanks to a webpage's popup video) when I'm not expecting sound to come out of my computer.
Is there anything more satisfying than finding the right way to word something after hours of toiling away?
I just cracked the introduction on a long blog post I'm writing.
#edibuddies: Years ago I saw a video—perhaps taken at an EFA conference?—that asked various editors whether they used "that" as a conjunction or cut it wherever possible. I can't for the life of me find the video. Maybe one of you has the link?
Make your content infinitely stronger in just a couple minutes by deleting these "9 Overloved Words and Phrases"
link.medium.com/xpsDniuXjHb
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'll cut extraneous words
So the good ones shine through
#copyeditorvalentines
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I’ll catch that dangling modifier
If it’s the last thing I do
#copyeditorvalentines
I wrote a blog post on this topic that goes into even more detail: medium.com/@pristineediting/…
(1/2) Hot tip for #writers: Track every content piece!
➡️the date
➡️was the idea yours?
➡️time to write it
➡️time spent on revisions
➡️was it published? (and if not, why not)
➡️how did it perform?
This data will help you see smart ways to change/increase your rates.
#freelance