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#27835
Are You Prepared for Unpredictable Business Losses?
Freelancing is business. Loss from unexpected problems, such as a robbery, is a business loss, not a reflection of who you are.
Maislin, Seth A. Editorial Freelancers Association (1995). Careers>Freelance
#27836
Comparing Indexing Approaches: Diversity in Style and Content 
Indexers, like other freelancers, often work alone. Although they have unlimited access to indexes prepared by others via the bookstore or public library, they rarely have the opportunity to meet with other indexers to talk about indexing, indexing techniques, or a project they may be struggling with. This can be frustrating for both beginning and advanced indexers, especially those who receive little feedback from clients about the quality of their work.
Rowland, Marilyn. Editorial Freelancers Association (1995). Careers>Freelance>Indexing
#10486
EFA's newsletter, The Freelancer, is published six times a year and is mailed free to all members.
#10488
Katharine Oï¿Moore-Klopf responded to the call in the last issue of The Freelancer for information on freelancers who have been successful in working outside of New York City. She lives in East Setauket in Suffolk County, Long Island, a two-hour trip from Manhattan. After eight years of commuting to work as a production editor for a Manhattan medical publisher, she decided to work from home so she could spend time with her new baby. She reports that she puts in an average of 35 hours a week. She is currently doing production of a medical journal for her most recent former employer, editing a medical journal as well as medical textbooks for a Manhattan publisher, and editing fiction and mass-market nonfiction for yet another former employer. She also proofreads a medical journal and expects to begin doing electronic editing soon.
Maas, Georgia. Editorial Freelancers Association (1996). Careers>Consulting
#27838
Ghostwriting has a lot to offer the young (or not-so-young) writer or editor with the right personality, professional skills, and appetite for variety and adventure. But it's not for everyone. You can make money, have fun, learn new things, and meet interesting people. You can also get horribly ripped off unless you know your value and how to use it. If you put someone else's name on your work or push someone else's favorite cause or ideas, do it so you come out a winner. Below are a few suggestions and observations gleaned the hard way.
Briskin, Dennis. Editorial Freelancers Association (1994). Careers>Freelance>Writing
#27839
Going It Alone: Dealing with the Isolation of Freelancing
Full-time freelancing--is it the ideal way to work or a sentence to solitary confinement? The answer is in the eye of the beholder. Freelancing offers unparalleled independence, blessed freedom from office politics, uninterrupted work, control over your life—and endless hours of solitude, especially if you also live alone.
Gove, Marjorie. Editorial Freelancers Association (1993). Careers>Freelance
#27837
Conventional wisdom defines business success largely by company size; the steeper the growth curve, the better. But is this model appropriate for freelancers? Most freelancers in publishing work independently; the amount of work we can accept is limited by the number of hours we can work and how many pages we can edit, proofread, or index per hour. For this reason, if we cultivate too many clients, we’re forced to turn down projects we’d like to accept. On the other hand, few freelancers have arrangements for receiving regular, predictable assignments from clients.
Shore, Lys Ann. Editorial Freelancers Association (1995). Careers>Freelance>Management
#27843
Marketing yourself is an attitude, not an activity. It is learning to think of yourself and your skills as a product that someone can use.
West, Elizabeth. Editorial Freelancers Association (1990). Careers>Freelance>Marketing
#27834
Moonlighting: A Guide for the Part-time Freelancer (How to Keep Your Head While Wearing Two Hats)
Working as a part-time freelancer in addition to holding down a full-time job can certainly have its drawbacks: telling a friend you can't go to the movies with her this weekend because you have a deadline, or turning down a large job you would love to do because your schedule just won't allow it. But in today's financial climate, more and more of us are finding it a necessity, and we're learning how to work it into our lives. It can be a way to supplement income or, for some, a way to test the freelancing waters. Whatever your reasons, the overall message is to get out there and do it. You'll never know if you can until you try.
Penney, Beth. Editorial Freelancers Association (1997). Careers>Freelance>Consulting
#27840
Negotiating: Theory and Practice
Some negotiating situations can be extremely difficult. If you find yourself in such a situation, recognize it. Don’t conclude that it represents a failure on your part.
Benison, Denise. Editorial Freelancers Association (1993). Careers>Freelance
#27844
Order from Chaos: Developmental Editing
The definition varies from publisher to publisher and from client to client, but basically a developmental editor helps an author develop ideas—or develop a manuscript if it already exists--into a coherent, readable work.
Jaffee, Cyrisse. Editorial Freelancers Association (1991). Articles>Editing
#27841
Query Letters: A Foot in the Editor's Door
The writer sends the editor a punchy, irresistible one-page letter proposing an idea for a feature piece.
Coe, Charles D. Editorial Freelancers Association (1993). Articles>Writing>Correspondence
#27833
Small Claims Court: How to Avoid Big Headaches
As professionals, we know to make every effort to obtain payment from clients before resorting to legal action. Doing things such as calling the person with whom you’ve worked on the project, calling the company’s financial officer, calling the company’s general manager and/or owner, following up with letters, and following up with more letters sent by certified mail are all good ways to let your client know that you won’t be ignored. But sometimes our best efforts fail and the only recourse is legal help.
Aglaia, Debra. Editorial Freelancers Association (1997). Careers>Freelance>Legal
#27842
Some Principles for Negotiating with Clients
Assume that negotiation is part of freelancing. When called about a job, express an interest in the proposed project and its terms, but don’t feel compelled to accept the whole package immediately.
#27845
Talk to Me: Getting Feedback from Clients
Constructive feedback can help you feel more confident about your skills at a number of stages of your career. Whereas you might feel that you need client feedback more as a new freelancer than when you’re established, assessments of your work can also be valuable when you have moved to a new area, are working with a new client, are trying to break into a specialized field or type of publication, or want to negotiate for a better rate.
Wright, Cornelia Bland. Editorial Freelancers Association (1991). Careers>Freelance>Collaboration
#10487
When A Little Twinge Means Big Problems: Avoiding RSI
Could you be doing irreparable damage to your hands and wrists simply by working at the computer for a few hours every day? It may sound like an exaggeration, but for some people even two hours per day of steady typing can cause serious physical problems. The culprit? Repetitive strain injury (RSI)—a condition that can damage the nerves, tendons, and muscles of the freelancer's most basic tool—the hands. RSI can affect the arms, elbows, shoulders, back, and neck. Recovery can require months of rest and physical therapy; for some people, the damage is severe enough that they may never be able to use a computer again. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 332,000 new RSI cases are diagnosed each year.
Milite, George A. Editorial Freelancers Association (1997). Articles>Human Computer Interaction>Ergonomics>RSI
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