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Icons are arranged in a 3x3 configuration. From left to right, the top row has a set of three magazine folders, math symbols and a briefcase; the middle row has a pen, a calendar and a graph; the bottom row has a bill, a checklist on a clipboard and a monitor with a keyboard.
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Alex Benarzi Holly Vestad

Free (or Cheap) Tools for Freelance Editors: Part 1

June 13, 2024 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

Becoming a freelance editor can feel both exhilarating and dizzying. As a freelance editor, you’re editing texts, but you’re also running a business. You have complete freedom to set your own schedule and rates, but you are responsible for filling that schedule, finding your clients, and building your networks. Yes, you can work from anywhere […]

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Lynne Melcombe

Ode to the ODE: Is a Listing in the Online Directory of Editors Worthwhile?

March 15, 2022 by Lynne Melcombe | 1 Comment on Ode to the ODE: Is a Listing in the Online Directory of Editors Worthwhile?

I’ve been a member of Editors Canada for, well, a minute or two. Over those minutes — okay, years — there have been times when I’ve had an Online Directory of Editors (ODE) listing and times when I haven’t. My rationale has varied. Sometimes I’ve had a listing because things were going well, and I […]

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Letitia Henville

The Ethics of Online Portfolios: How Should Editors Showcase their Skills and Experience?

September 7, 2021 by Letitia Henville | 1 Comment on The Ethics of Online Portfolios: How Should Editors Showcase their Skills and Experience?

Editors work in quiet confidence: our job is to help writers to speak with clarity, accuracy and sometimes even flair. In so doing, our own voices are silent, and our perspectives unheard. The best copy edits are the ones a reader can’t see. Because of the editor’s invisibility, I’ve had folks tell me that online […]

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