"Absolutely required for students in publishing programs, the volume will also be valuable for those working with copyeditors and those interested in becoming freelance editors. . . . Essential."
"Absolutely required for students in publishing programs, the volume will also be valuable for those working with copyeditors and those interested in becoming freelance editors. . . . Essential."
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"Anyone working in publishing today would do well to pick up and thoroughly imbibe the lessons in The Freelance Editor’s Handbook: A Complete Guide to making your business thrive even if she or he has no intention of ever freelancing—that is, if someone hopes to land a “steady” full-time job or keep working at one."
Amy Einsohn was a professional editor who worked in scholarly, trade nonfiction, and corporate publishing. She taught dozens of copyediting courses and also conducted on-site corporate training workshops.
After earning a PhD in English in 1976,
Marilyn Schwartz joined the staff of the University of California Press and served as Managing Editor for twenty-eight years. From 1979 through 2004 she also taught editorial workshops for UC Berkeley Extension. She is the principal author of
Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing.