Writers!
Do you love language and helping others make their writing clearer and more resonant with readers? Have you ever wanted to launch your own freelancing editing business and wondered how in the world to break in? Then this info-packed webinar is the one for you!
Join freelance editor Melanie Faith for a live Zoom class on Friday, September 15th at 1 pm - 2 pm ET.
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September 15, 2023: 1 pm - 2 pm ET via Zoom
$39
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(The live class is held on Zoom and runs for 60 minutes, including a 15 minute Q&A. Everyone who signs up will receive a recording via email.) |
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In this live class, we will take a close look at an array of exciting topics related to launching a freelance editing career, including establishing rapport and communicating with clients, networking tips, figuring out turn-around time, styles of editorial feedback, and much more!
Topics covered include:
- What you need to launch as a freelance editor
- More than one route: find your niche
- One editor's route to freelancing
- Styles of editorial feedback
- Locating clients, networking, and website tips
- Establishing and maintaining a good rapport with clients
- The importance of the writing sample description
- Scheduling and juggling multiple projects, time and project management tips
Includes a 15-minute Q&A with Melanie Faith!
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Melanie Faith holds an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte, NC. Her writing has been nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize. Her full-length, historical poetry collection set in the 1918 flu epidemic, This Passing Fever, was published by Future Cycle Press. She’s also published a Regency novella (Uncial Press). Vine Leaves Press has published six of her writing craft books about such diverse topics as flash fiction, poetry, photography, teaching online, and writing a research book. In addition to numerous photography publications, her instructional articles about creative writing techniques have appeared in The Writer and Writers' Journal, among others. |
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