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• "5 Ways to Break the Vicious Circle of Newbies"
  A blog post on how to get editing work when you don't yet have much experience [online]
• "20 Reasons To Say 'No' to Freelancing"
  A blog post on determing whether self-employment is right for you; also check out amendments to reasons 1 through 8 from editor Lori Kozey Paximadis [online]
• "96 Things Publishers Do (2016 Edition)"
  A blog post on the ways publishers add value to the publishing process [online]
• "100 Common Publishing Terms"
  Definitions of terms used in publishing [online]
• "The Anatomy of a Hardcover"
  A blog post illustrating the parts of a hardcover book [online]
• "Are Copy Editors Bullies?"
  A blog post advising authors on how to work with editors [online]
• "Are Edits Suggestions or Demands?"
  A blog post advising authors on how to work with editors [online]
• "Are Editors Born or Made?"
  An article by the author of The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, 4th edition, on editorial nature versus editorial nurture [online]
• "Are You Editor Material?"
  A blog post on what editors are . . . and are not [online]
• "Ask The Chefs: What Advice Can You Offer Someone Seeking a Job In Scholarly Publishing?"
  A blog post on how to get into scholarly publishing [online]
• A blog post on how long editing takes [online]
• "Becoming an Editor"
  A blog post on how editors enter the profession [online]
• BookJobs.com
  A centralized place for job seekers and basic information about the book publishing industry [online]
• "Can I Edit What I Am Not? Editing Outside Your Direct Sphere of Knowledge"
  
• A blog post on the tasks that copyeditors perform [online]
• "Career Builder: An Action Plan for New Editors"
  A blog post about a tool for developing a career as an editor [online]
• "A Certificate Program and Certification Are Not the Same"
  A blog post spelling out the difference between a certificate program and professional certification [online]
• The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide: Maintaining Your Joy (and Sanity) in a Rapidly Changing Profession
  A book about surviving as an editor, being resilient, managing relationships, and focusing on the things that really matter. [online]
• "Copyediting From a Copyeditor's Perspective" [online]
  Blog post about the many tasks a copyeditor does [online]
• " 'Diversity in Publishing' Doesn’t Exist'—But Here's How It Can"
  A blog post on the urgent need for diversity in publishing [online]
• "Editing Science Manuscripts with a Humanities Background"
  A blog post on whether editors with a humanities background can edit science manuscripts [online]
• "Editorial Services Guide"
  Definitions of various editorial services, from developmental editing to copyediting to proofreading and beyond [online]
• "Editors: Scourge of the Earth or Cheap Psychotherapists?"
  An article on the tasks that various editorial professionals perform [online]
• "Freelance Editors Aren't Entitled to Work"
  Blog post about why entitlement won't work for the self-employed—in other words, why we must search for projects instead of expecting to be handed them [online]
• "Freelance Permissions Editor: Julie Cancio Harper at Permissions Trackers"
  Blog post about what a permissions editor does and how to find work in the field [online]
• "From the University Presses—The Value Added by Copyediting"
  Article in the journal Against the Grain about why copyediting is still needed even in the digital age. [online]
• "Hail to the Copy Editor"
  Blog post singing the praises of copyeditors [online]
• "How Do You Know When You Know Enough?"
  Blog post about how to judge your skill level as an editor [online]
• "How to Survive (and Thrive) as a Freelancer with Kids"
  Blog post on how to juggle successful freelancing with parenthood [online]
• "How to Transition to Copyediting From Another Career"
  Blog post outlining steps to take to get into copyediting from another field [online]
• " 'I Want to Be an Editor—When Will I Start Earning $?' and Other Unanswerable Questions"
• "In Praise of Editors ..."
  Blog post about why editors are wonderful [online]
• "Is Freelance Editing For You?"
  Blog post describing how to tell if you're cut out to be a freelance editor [online]
• "Is Freelance Proofreading the Job for You?"
  Blog post describing how to tell if you're cut out to be a freelance proofreader [online]
• "Let Us Now Praise Editors"
  Article about what it is editors really do (Note that the link is to a Salon article. If you're not a subscriber, you can still read the article; you'll just have to put up with the ads.) [online]
• "Magic Eight-Ball, Is This a Proofread or a Copyedit?"
  Blog post describing how to tell what clients' manuscripts really need. Proofreading is not the same thing as editing, and there are different types of editing. Clients might not understand the differences. [online]
• "MET's Guidelines for Choosing an Editor, Translator, Interpreter or Other Language Consultant"
  Explanation, for multi-language authors, of what to look for when choosing an English-language editor [online]
• "Nine Things Good Copyeditors Do"
  A blog post explaining what copyeditors do beyond fixing grammar, spelling, and punctuation [online]
• "Now that's editing!"
  What good editing is, as illustrated by the comic strip Doonesbury [online]
• Occupational Outlook for Editors
  Information from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, covering working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings [online]
• "Ode to a Copy Editor"
  Blog post singing the praises of copyeditors [online]
• "Ode to the Editor"
  Blog post showing how an editor can "take a good story and make it great, harnessing the potential that lives in a pile of unforged story" [online]
• "On the Basics: Is There a 'Best Industry' for Editors?"
  Blog post outlining the many arenas where editors can work [online]
• "On Copy Editors"
  Article from the Washington Post on why editors are necessary [online]
• "Printers, publishers, and . . ."
  A blog post defining printers, publishers, book packagers, vanity presses, publishing services, et. [online]
• "Proofreaders-to-Be: Loving Books Isn’t Enough"
  A blog post about what it is that proofreaders really do [online]
• "Publishing: A Helping Hand"
  Article from the journal Nature (2010;468:721–723) explaining that manuscript-editing services can add value and increase the chances that articles will be accepted for publication in peer-reviewed science journals (PDF here) [online]
• "Publishing Glossary"
  Definitions of terms used in book publishing [online]
• "Publishing Project Checklist & Timeline"
  A blog post explaining what happens at each stage of publishing; handy for both editorial professionals and authors [online]
• "Science Writing and Editing"
  A blog post about a collection of articles on what's involved in various kinds of science writing and editing: science journalism, medical writing, medical editing, and research journal editing [online]
• "Self-Inflicted Scope Creep and Perfectionism"
  A blog post about how not to give away your project income because of perfectionism [online]
• So You Want to Be an Editor: Information About a Career in Editing
  Blog post from the Editors' Association of Canada, with a link (at the bottom of the page) to download a booklet about the topic as a PDF[online]
• "Straight into Freelancing?"
  A blog post on whether it's wise to go straight into freelancing after university [online]
• "Symbiosis: The Authorial and Editorial Process"
  A blog post on how authors and editors work together [online]
• "Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Freelancing"
  A blog post that tells the truth about freelancing [online]
• "Thinking of a Career in Editing?"
  A blog post on how to get an idea of whether editing is for you [online]
• Tom's Glossary of Book Publishing Terms
  Humorous definitions of publishing terms [online]
• "Wannabe Editors: Can You Pass a Proofreading Test?"
  A blog post the differences between proofreading and editing [online]
• "Watch Out for Muphry's Law"
  A blog post explaining the editorial application of the better-known Murphy's Law [online]
• "What Is Structural Editing? Structural vs Developmental Editing Explained"
  A blog post on the tasks structural editors perform [online]
• "The Very Model of an Amateur Grammarian"
  A poem, written by The Stroppy Editor in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan, on the excesses of those who refuse to acknowledge that change in language is a good thing [online]
• What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, & Business of Book Editing
  A book for which Katharine O'Moore-Klopf wrote the chapter about freelance editors
• "What Is Substantive Editing?"
  A video in which Steven L. Kanter, MD, editor-in-chief of the journal Academic Medicine, interviews Albert Bradford, director of staff editing, about what constitutes substantive editing [online]
• "What Is Substantive Editing?"
  An essay explaining what substantive editing is [online]
• "What It's Really Like to Be a Copy Editor"
  An essay on what life is like for copyeditors [online]
• "What Should an Editor Be?"
  Blog post about the various types of editing, including structural editing, stylistic editing, and copyediting [online]
• "What's the Point of an Editor?"
  Blog post that explains why an editor is not a nitpicker but is on the author's side, helping the author to polish the writing until it shines [online]
• "Why 'Amercia' Needs Copy Editors"
  An editorial explaining what happens when publishers of all sorts don't use the services of copyeditors [online]
• "Why Are Book Editors So Expensive??" and "The Other Reason Book Editors Are so Expensive"
  Blog posts explaining why editing isn't cheap [online]
• "Why Does Editing Cost So Much? (Part 1)" and "Why Does Editing Cost So Much? (Part 2)"
  Blog posts explaining the factors behind the cost of editing [online]
• "Why Does Editing Take So Long?"
  A blog post explaining all that goes into the editing process, and why it can't be done fast and still be done right [online]
• "Why Does Editing Take So Much Longer Than Reading for Pleasure or Interest?"
  A blog post explaining many of the steps in the editing process [online]
• "Why I Hate the Term 'Freelance Proofreader'—A Letter to Newbies"
  A blog post explaining why, if you are an editorial pro who is going solo, you'd better be prepared to run a business [online]
• "Why You Need a Professional Editor"
  A blog post that you can use to help explain the necessity of your editorial services [online]

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