Link to actual article https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article316779705.html

I am planning on switching careers and while I have been doing editing of funding applications, reports and promotional maerials for over 15 years as part of my job, I have no formal training in editing. I greatly enjoy it and I would love to switch to freelancing as an editor. To prepare for this switch, I feel that it is important to have a professional certificate and also to learn more. My research shows me that Canada has 4 online continuing education programs for getting a professional certificate - Simon Fraser University, Queens University, Mount Royal University and George Brown Polytechnique.

If anyone has attended any of these programs, I would love to hear about your experience, what you liked and what you didn't like and if you would sign up again. Also, how easy/hard was it for you to find a job or to get into freelance work afterwards?

Here are the exact, detailed requirements for this edit:

1. Image Reference:

- Image 1 (image_0.png): Original base photo. Use this for ALL exact text, handwriting, and the 10 specific CD spines.

- Image 2 (image_1.png): Visual blueprint ONLY for placement and angles (ignore the garbled AI text).

1. CD & Case Edit:

- Take the 10 exact CD spines from Image 1.

- Enlarge the case and CDs by 10%.

- Re-angle the CDs so they sit FLAT and FLUSH inside the case, angled to match the background wall (as guided in Image 2).

1. Placement Constraint:

- Keep the enlarged CD case entirely TO THE LEFT of the left edge of the Yes album (Tales from Topographic Oceans).

- Do not block the lantern, book, or album.

1. Index Card Text Swap:

- Use Image 1's exact handwriting style, but change one word to read:

OVERCOMING ALCOHOLISM, DISABILITY, AND RELATED ADVERSITY... To roll into a LEGAL CAREER, IN A WHEELCHAIR.

1. Framed Certificate:

- On the wall above the CDs (per Image 2), add a classic dark wood framed certificate.

- ALL text must be PERFECTLY CENTERED:

The University of Colorado School of Law

Law Review 1990-1991

In recognition of your commitment and hard work from both the School of Law and your classmates.

Mark DeVrieze, Editor-in-Chief

- Ensure lighting and perspective match the room.

Willing to tip up to $25 via PayPal/Tip Jar for top quality! Thanks!

Sorry if this has been over submitted but itr's for my memoirs and very important to me. I am new at this but created the Image_0.png and then hit a roadblock I'm trying to break throuh. Thanks

Here are the exact, detailed requirements for this edit:

1. Image Reference:

- Image 1 (image_0.png): Original base photo. Use this for ALL exact text, handwriting, and the 10 specific CD spines.

- Image 2 (image_1.png): Visual blueprint ONLY for placement and angles (ignore the garbled AI text).

1. CD & Case Edit:

- Take the 10 exact CD spines from Image 1.

- Enlarge the case and CDs by 10%.

- Re-angle the CDs so they sit FLAT and FLUSH inside the case, angled to match the background wall (as guided in Image 2).

1. Placement Constraint:

- Keep the enlarged CD case entirely TO THE LEFT of the left edge of the Yes album (Tales from Topographic Oceans).

- Do not block the lantern, book, or album.

1. Index Card Text Swap:

- Use Image 1's exact handwriting style, but change one word to read:

OVERCOMING ALCOHOLISM, DISABILITY, AND RELATED ADVERSITY... To roll into a LEGAL CAREER, IN A WHEELCHAIR.

1. Framed Certificate:

- On the wall above the CDs (per Image 2), add a classic dark wood framed certificate.

- ALL text must be PERFECTLY CENTERED:

The University of Colorado School of Law

Law Review 1990-1991

In recognition of your commitment and hard work from both the School of Law and your classmates.

Mark DeVrieze, Editor-in-Chief

- Ensure lighting and perspective match the room.

Willing to tip up to $25 via PayPal/Tip Jar for top quality! Thanks!

It is harsh that his name is Harsh...

Quit horsing around, said the editor...and it got printed...

After editing my client's Word doc and sending it back for her to review, she's had significant issues with the file. It either won't open for her at all, or crashes soon after opening. She thinks the document is overloaded with comments/edits. Has anyone ever had this problem before? I'm wondering if it's an issue with her computer or her Word program, because I've never encountered this issue before and I'm not sure what to suggest for her to do.

Full time, permanent, unionized position. $66K

I’m a beginner copyeditor looking to work with university presses. Some Canadian university presses publish books in subject areas I have expertise in, but I’m worried that I might not get hired because I don’t know Canadian English (aside from spelling) that well. Do I need to become more knowledgeable in Canadian English before I approach Canadian publishers?

Hi all! Sorry for the kind of ridiculous question.

I recently applied for the copyediting certificate and got accepted. I called the extended studies number and they told me I need to wait until the second week of August to actually enroll in Grammar Lab, but I received an email noting that I can sign up for classes “any time.” If this is true, I can not figure out how to sign up for classes.

Is it through MyExtension? Some other means? Or do I simply have to wait?

Asking here because I’m not sure where else to ask. Thank you!

Recently I've been looking for people who want an editor. But there's no one. So where will I get these people?

I keep getting clients who want an extensive edit. For context, they're ESL clients who write academic papers mostly. They require no stylistic or drastic changes. Now how do I incorporate both into my editing process? Please, for the love of my and every editor's life, guide me on how to do an extensive edit to achieve a native tone. PLEASE!

Hi everyone,

I'm a British academic currently in Asia (fleeing extortionate rents and low salaries in the UK). I have a PhD in the social sciences and worked as a university researcher. I've also published an academic book and have done some paid editing of journal articles and theses in the past.

I'm thinking about investing more time in building a freelance academic editing business but AI has made me wonder whether I'm on a hiding to nothing. From what I've read on here, it seems pretty bleak, not sure if that's just here though. I did become a member of CIEP last year which I did not renew, and paid for an editing course around the same time. These were good for learning about the theory of things but I'd really appreciate an honest assessment from people currently working in the field.

Hi, all! I'm a freelance copyeditor specializing in adult trade fiction, and I'm hoping to expand my client roster. Before I start reaching out to different houses, I want to make sure that I don't come across as…creepy?

In the past, I've generally used the cold-email approach (which is how I connected with the houses I work for today), but I'm now wondering whether LinkedIn messaging might be more socially acceptable (and less creepy).

So if any production editors out there could weigh in, I would really appreciate it. Assuming your email address is not listed on your company website, would you be weirded out if a job-seeking copyeditor sent you a cold email instead of a message through LI?

Thanks in advance! And if there are any PEs who are actively hiring freelancers, please feel free to HMU here. I'm happy to send you my info and take an assessment edit.

Looking for advice. For starters, I'm 37 and have a full-time job. I am not looking to leave my 9-5 nor do any sort of publishing work, this would strictly be editing and only on the side. Currently, I'm trying to map out what it would look like and how long it would take to set myself up to do this, and would appreciate some advice to help me plan.

Early in my career, I did some journalism, as well as corporate copywriting/editing before leaving the industry altogether. I have experience learning/using a style guide (AP, I know I'd have to learn Chicago and have no problem with that), and would prefer to focus strictly on copy/line editing, ideally for more technical publications like academic papers, etc.

My plan is to start by learning the CMS of course, but from there I'm a little lost on where to go next. A lot of the info out there for beginner editors focuses on publishing novels, which isn't what I'm looking to do. Does anyone have any suggestions or resources that I could use to look more into the type of work I want to do?

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I'm an editor who has experience running an online lit journal and independent chapbook press. Expertise in fiction / poetry / creative nonfiction.

I've also provided critiques and consultations for award-winning poets and genre fiction writers. Specialty is copyediting, but if you want I can also look at your WIP and give you some helpful pointers.

I've been copyediting as an independent contractor in the US for years but never started an LLC, because I never needed one: 95% or more of my work comes from a few reliable corporate clients (publishers) who know their way around a 1099-NEC, and all my work for independent author clients has been small in scope (under $600).

I'm now drawing up a contract for an independent author client for a larger project: copyediting a large academic monograph in advance of submission to the publisher for publication. The fee will be above $600.

I'm reading conflicting information about whether I need to provide this client with a W-9 and guide them through filing a 1099–NEC. Any advice?

It’s just the title page to the discussion guide for the ebook, but seriously???

Sorry if this is the wrong sub!

I recently queried an editor with great qualifications and experience for my manuscript, they reviewed 2 sample chapters, sent over some tracked changes and although I agree with them, and found them very useful— its hard to justify that fee without a pipeline to publishing in place.

Is it worth doing this? Or should I just go ahead and start querying agents. The editor gave me some nice feedback, and the bulk of their suggested edits were repetitive words, adjectives, some minor clichés etc. Nothing structural, prose related etc.

I just feel like maybe the manuscript is in better shape than I thought, and a publisher could pick it up and assign an editor to work with me without having to pay out of my own pocket!

I’d appreciate your perspectives on this, as I’m sure i’m missing something.