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Seven Steps to Starting and Running an Editorial Consulting Business

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Seven Steps... is a must for anyone setting up a freelance business in copyediting, proofreading, or any other publishing-related field. Ms. Frutchey breaks down the elements of freelancing into easy-to-read chapters covering such areas as organizing your home office, setting your fees, marketing your services, finding and retaining clients, and handling your finances. This handy little book is a quick read, yet it offers a solid starting point for launching your business. Once you have read Seven Steps..., you will feel better prepared for the road ahead.

Ms. Frutchey's book is an absolute must for anyone planning on starting (or perhaps just thinking about starting)their own editorial consulting business. She's been through it all before, and is passing along the good, the bad, and the potentially ugly of everything involved. Her book can help anyone navigate more easily through everything from setting up an office to negotiating fees and getting insight on just exactly what the client wants you to do. She has provided an essential timesaver by reporting truthfully on what she's been through, and what you can expect. This book also contains many helpful references and websites for more information, help, and job leads. She's done her homework, and it shows.

7 Steps is the atlas of editorial consulting, flowing with feeling, logic, and clarity. Through experience, the author brings knowledge and understanding of the editorial consulting business to the reader. In addition, the resources inside are abundant and useful.

A compact abundance of candid, practical information and advice. Best of all: encouraging!