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Subject:Re: Need editorial freelancing book suggestions From:craig -dot- cardimon -at- att -dot- net To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:22:14 +0000
I wrote:
I'm trying to get started in editorial freelancing, and I need to read up on
this subject. Got any books you could recommend? I was thinking of "Editorial
Freelancing: A Practical Guide."
Jean Weber replied:
If you ask this question on the copyeditors' list (which includes a lot of
technical editors), you'll probably get some excellent suggestions.
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I wrote back:
I didn't know there was such a thing. Thank you, Jean.
Craig Cardimon
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