Posts Categorized: Freelance editing

Advice to an aspiring copy editor

Posted January 19th, 2014 by Pam Nelson & filed under Careers in copy editing, Copy Editing, Freelance editing, Journalism.

Someone wrote to me recently to ask for advice on becoming a copy editor. I stifled the urge to say,… Read more »

Infographic: the different types of editing

Posted September 11th, 2013 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Freelance editing, Mechanics, Style, Stylebooks, Uncategorized.

This graphic from the Wine Press Blog explains the various editing functions in book publishing. Source: Original infographic from WinePress… Read more »

Keep your resources close

Posted August 29th, 2013 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Freelance editing, Mechanics, Style, Stylebooks, Vocabulary.

Someone who is part of a LinkedIn group for “grammar geeks” posted this question (slightly edited): What do people think… Read more »

Life after newspapers: Copy editing skills are portable

Posted July 22nd, 2012 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Fact checking, Freelance editing, Journalism, Newspapers, Usage.

I have learned a great deal since I started working for the AICPA‘s magazine and newsletters group about four months… Read more »

Working outside newspapers

Posted December 18th, 2011 by Pam Nelson & filed under Copy Editing, Freelance editing, Journalism, Newspapers.

I hope it’s clear that even though I am clinging to my job as a daily newspaper copy editor, this… Read more »