Surviving and Thriving as an Editor in Lean Times

An editor new to the industry recently asked me why the job market is so tough for freelance editors and proofreaders right now. Why are new projects and new clients so scarce? Is it the current administration? AI? Something else?

Challenges in the Editing Profession

Editing and proofreading (I’m going to refer to both as editing hereafter for simplicity) are not highly valued in general, which leads not only to low fees but fewer people and organizations having their projects edited. Like writing...