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October Seminar The Business of Freelance Editing and Proofreading Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Best Western Windjammer Inn 1076 Williston Road, S. Burlington $20 in advance Seminar size is limited. Please register early. This seminar promises to be an evening of animated discussion covering the ins and outs of freelancing. Hear from experienced publishing professionals on what publishers look for in a freelancer and what appeals to them the most. If you are curious about the life of a freelancer and are wondering how to get started, this seminar is for you. Presenters Jane McGraw, Word Craft Publishing Services Steve Haenel, Editorial & Publishing Technology Consultant Panelists Peter Olson, Copyediting Coordinator, Dartmouth Journal Services John Alexander, Freelance Science Copy Editor Topics for Discussion What Do Editors Actually Do? Freelancers in the Editorial Production Workflow What Does It Take to Be a Freelancer? Freelance Services What Makes a Good Freelancer: The Publisher’s Perspective Resources for Freelancers Contacting Publishers and Publishing Service Companies Taking Copyediting and Proofreading Tests Electronic Publishing—How It Has Changed the Freelancer’s World Money, Contracts, Getting Paid			October/November Course Copyediting Skills for Book Publishing Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, 2006 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Best Western Windjammer Inn 1076 Williston Road, S. Burlington $225 in advance Class size is limited to 10 participants. Please register early. Registration in this course includes The Business of Freelance Editing and Proofreading seminar. This two-day, hands-on intensive course covers the fundamentals of copyediting for book publishers. Practice materials and self-tests, plus tips for editing on-screen, are provided. After completing this course, you will have a firm grasp on what skills you need to be successful as a freelance or in-house editor. Instructors Jane McGraw, Word Craft Publishing Services Steve Haenel, Editorial & Publishing Technology Consultant Course Outline Anatomy of a Book/Anatomy of a Page Step-by-Step Approach to Editing a Manuscript Style Manuals and How to Use Them Grammar, Punctuation, and Rhetoric Citation Systems Mechanics of Style Manuscript Markup Querying Authors and Editors Tips on On-Screen Copyediting with Microsoft Word Students should bring to the course at least one nonfiction book. If students have a copy of The Chicago Manual of Style, 14^th or 15^th edition, bring that as well.
To reserve a space, please fill out the registration form. For information, contact Word Craft Publishing Services 802-899-2238 or e-mail jane@wordcraftpubservices.com
Jane McGraw is founder of Word Craft Publishing Services. Jane has more than 25 years of experience in publishing as a freelance copy editor and indexer, in-house production editor, and editorial department manager in both book and journal publishing. As head of Word Craft, Jane works as a book packager for academic, scholarly, and scientific presses. Steve Haenel has 22 years experience in various aspects of publishing, including freelance proofreading, copyediting, and typesetting. He worked for many years as an in-house book production editor, copy chief, freelance services manager, and publishing systems analyst and developer. Steve has a unique blend of editorial and technology experience and has focused on constructing automated editorial/composition systems.