The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors
How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability
$38.39
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2024
Summary
The definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business.
You’ve been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don’t know where to start. In a time when editors are seeking greater flexibility in their work arrangements and schedules, freelancing is an increasingly common career option. But deciding to go it alone means balancing the risks with the rewards. From the publisher of The Chicago Manual of Style comes
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226833064 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0226833062 |
| Author: | Erin Brenner |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing |
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Critics Review
“Brenner has a sensible, down-to-earth take on freelance editing. You don’t find the starry-eyed ‘You can do it!’ approach found in too many freelancing books.”
* Technical Communication *“[Brenner] exposes readers to many possibilities for gaining clients beyond publishers. Because her own clients have been various–corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and self-publishing authors–she has considerable experience setting payment rates, advertising her services, drawing up project estimates and contracts, and earning higher fees for her editing than a press is likely to pay.”
* Journal of Scholarly Publishing *“The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors is an amazing resource for all of us, whether we’re new to the business of freelancing or have years of experience. Brenner brings her deep knowledge of smart marketing and business practices to the table, backed up with a myriad of examples, anecdotes, and citations from experts in publishing and other fields. The book is loaded with adaptable checklists, suggestions, resources, and inspiration. It belongs in a prominent place on every freelancer’s shelf.” * Amy J. Schneider, author of “The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction” *
“Brenner has written the book many of us have wished for and been unable to find. The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors lays out the steps to starting a business from start to finish, including information we haven’t seen elsewhere. Brenner’s voice is personable, professional, and approachable; regardless of one’s editorial bent, the information she presents is accessible and immediately usable.” * Karen Conlin, editor and owner of Grammargeddon *
“The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors is the book I wish I had when I embarked on my editing journey. Brenner’s wisdom and years of experience are an amazing resource, and her advice is direct and to the point without being cumbersome or intimidating. Regardless of where you live or how far along you are in your freelance editing career, you won’t want to skip this book.” * Alicia Chantal, owner of Fresh Look Editing *
Erin Brenner
Erin Brenner is the owner of Right Touch Editing, which provides small and midsize organizations with writing and editing teams. Brenner has worked in communications since 2005, and she is a former instructor in the copyediting certificate program at the University of California San Diego and a former co-owner of Copyediting. She is the editor of Copyediting’s Grammar Tune-Up Workbook. Brenner is the winner of the 2024 Robinson Prize, awarded by ACES: The Society for Editing.
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