The economics of working with publishers

8 Jun 2017

One piece of wisdom that is often repeated among freelance editors is that publishers don't pay well, and the only way to make a good income is to graduate from…

Tips for proofreading children’s books

4 Nov 201623 Feb 2017

In many ways, proofreading books for children isn’t that different from proofreading any other material … but there are a few extra things to look out for, especially in highly…

Thoughts on the SfEP professional development day for fiction editors

11 Jun 201614 Jun 2016

On Thursday 9 June I attended a professional development day for fiction editors, run by the SfEP, along with more than 60 other delegates. I’m not a specialist fiction editor.…

Editing presentation materials

6 Apr 2016

It's the London Book Fair next week, and one thing I have been doing recently is editing presentation materials. But what exactly are they, and what are they for? And what do…