This book tells you how to build a successful freelance business around supplying publishing services. The publishing industry depends on freelancers: writers and editors, proofreaders and designers, PR and typesetters. For those in the know, there is a wealth of opportunities on offer. Graduates, retired professionals, in-house editors, career-changers - more and more people are taking the plunge and going freelance. You can succeed as a freelancer in publishing, and this book shows you how. It includes top tips; insider knowledge and case studies; information on how to market yourself, deal with finance and find out what your clients are looking for - plus invaluable insights from other successful freelancers and industry experts.
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Emma Murray and Charlie Wilson are freelance writers and editors who have worked for many publishers and authors for many years. Through her business Perfectly Write, Charlie provides services such as book writing, critiquing, editing and proofreading, also giving talks on freelancing as a career option. Emma swapped her career as a marketing executive for supplying freelancing and editorial consultancy services. Emma occasionally writes in industry trade publications and gives talks to aspiring freelancers about how to make a success of their business.
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