Editing and stuff

[james_davis_nicoll]

Right now I freelance in the game and book industries, as a reader of MSes and as an editor. I find I have moments when I am not working. I also find I am drawing a complete blank of how to convince companies that they want to pay me to do stuff I would do anyway.

Any of the freelance editors care to share their wisdom?

Comments

[firecat]

I'm afraid I can't come up with anything better than to tell them you can no longer afford do this work for free.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Oh, no company benefits from the free stuff. It's just that if I am awake, I like to be working on something constructive.

[readwrite.livejournal.com]

It's all about personal contact, and getting people who like your work to recommend you to others. These days, it can also be about being in a company's database. Have a few specialties, so they think of you as the go-to guy for that sort of book. And if you don't hear from people for a while, call them up to chat. Ask them if they can pass your name along.