Episode Description
What does it really take to become an editor? In this short-and-sweet episode of The Modern Editor Podcast, I’m sharing how I got into the editing biz fourteen years ago. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t for the best reason 😅
This episode is for new and hopeful editors who want to learn from my experience and build a successful editing business. However, I think there are some good reminders for veterans, too. Listen in as I share the good, the bad, and the vulnerable!
Important Sections:
- (1:05) I Could Find Typos Everywhere
- (2:09) Did You Know There Are Different Types of Editors? I Didn’t!
- (4:34) The Freelance Editors Club Membership Price is Going Down
- (5:21) Four Steps to Getting Started as a Professional Editor
- (10:54) Fourteen Years in and I’m Still Learning
Resources Mentioned:
- The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors by Erin Brenner
- Editorial Freelancers Association
- ACES: The Society for Editing
- Editors Canada
- Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
- Northwest Editors Guild
- San Diego Professional Editors Network
- Freelance Editors Club
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- AP Stylebook
- Developmental Editing by Scott Norton
- Editing Fiction at Sentence Level by Louise Harnby (line editing)
- The Copyeditor’s Handbook and Workbook by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
- The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction by Amy J. Schneider