Co-authors Need to Remain Low-Key

By Ken Walker Several years ago, since the lead author and I couldn’t afford to hire a high-powered publicist, I assisted with contacting radio and television talk shows and newspapers in an attempt to generate more attention for our book. Amid this process, a...

Passive vs. Active Verbs, Part Two

By Kathy Ide In Passive and Active Verbs, Part One, we encouraged the use of active verbs over passive verbs. Here, we will list five exceptions. In nonfiction, there are a few acceptable reasons to use passive verbs: To emphasize the action rather than the subject....

Finding Potential Clients on Twitter

By Ralene Burke Twitter is a valuable resource and a veritable ocean of opportunities for editors of all sorts. Whether an editor specializes in fiction or nonfiction, or works with authors or companies, there are potential clients for everyone on Twitter. The trick...

Freelance Work: When to Say No

By Karin Beery More business translates into more money, so it seems logical that freelance editors should take as much work as possible, right? Maybe not. Perhaps a better statement would be that more of the right business translates into more money, because not...