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Getting started on your editing career

To get started as an editor you'll need two things: an editing qualification, and editing experience. Becoming a member of a professional body such as, in Australia, Institute of Professional Edito...

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Do you want to be an editor?

Every now and then I receive an email or phone query something like this: "I have always loved reading and writing and I have proofread my brother's (or sister's) essay/resume. I don't have any exp...

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Recommended online editing courses in Australia

If you wish to pursue a career as an editor but don't yet have any editing qualifications, or would like to add to your editing qualifications, you can undertake an editing course - either on-site ...

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Editing oral history publications

The first stage of editing oral history transcripts is described at: Editing oral history transcripts. After that initial editing stage has been completed, oral histories intended for publication ...

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Safety first for freelance editors (and other freelancers)

If you're a freelancer or business owner/operator working from home, it's important to have some strategies in place to keep you personally safe at work. These might include 1) OH&S rules for p...

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Editing oral history transcripts

Oral histories can remain just that - oral - or they can be transcribed into an oral history transcript. For more information about recording and transcribing oral histories go to: Recording and t...

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What office equipment does a freelancer need?

Every freelancer or sole trader contractor needs 1) a suitable office, 2) suitable office equipment, and 3) the equipment (including software) they need for their particular business. Home-based o...

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The three editing stages, for books, reports or other documents

If you have written a document that you intend to publish or circulate in the public arena, it needs to be presented so those readers will read and understand it. Whether your document is a repo...

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