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Delightful Frights »
Three Tips for Crafting Middle Grade Horror “Young readers crave characters who have agency, whose actions and choic...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
7 Ways to Guard Your Focus »
Techniques to Achieve Your Writing Goals “It may not always be easy to sit down and write, but the result is alway...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Writing (and Editing!) for Teens »
Three Guiding Principles for Crafting Compelling YA Narratives   “Life is messy and hard an...
Thursday, October 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Managing the Business of Freelancing »
    A Review of Popular CRM Platforms: Part 2 — Beacon Point   Running a business...
Monday, July 21, 2025   (2 Comments - view/add)
Beyond Borders: Inside the Lives of Editors Around the World »
This is the second article in a new series by Rozi Doci , a member of the  EFA Board of Directors,  spotlightin...
Thursday, July 17, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Managing the Business of Freelancing »
    A Review of Popular CRM Platforms: Part 1 — Dubsado   Running a business means juggling a l...
Thursday, July 10, 2025   (2 Comments - view/add)
From B2B Marketing to Freelance Editing »
How to Use Marketing Practices to Enhance Your Freelance Business   “Great marketing content is like a grea...
Thursday, July 10, 2025   (4 Comments - view/add)
Tips for Freelance Editing with a Chronic Illness »
“Adapt to what your body needs, make time to rest, and try not to feel pressured when your work life doesn’t look the same...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (2 Comments - view/add)
Making the Transition from University Educator to Freelance Academic Editor »
“Unplanned and unexpected changes fundamentally shift our very notions of who we are and what we do.” Thos...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (1 Comment - view/add)
Editors Edit: How to Keep Editing When You Don’t Feel Like It – 5 Key Strategies »
“Even the most dedicated editors face days when the words seem to blur.” My mentor once impressed upon me the imp...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (1 Comment - view/add)
How to Automate Character Lists with NotebookLM »
You’re staring at page one of a giant fiction manuscript. Telepathy and experience already tell you there are a dozen too...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (1 Comment - view/add)
Ziplines to the Heart: How Verse Novels Take Readers Straight to a Story’s Emotional Core »
“Novels in verse are books in poems, not books of poems.” I’m not typically one to cry over a book, but let me tel...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (5 Comments - view/add)
Window-Shopping in a Paris Bookstore: Book Cover Design in the US and France »
"So let’s go window-licking, shall we?"   Did you know that the EFA isn’t just a national organizat...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025   (2 Comments - view/add)
Beyond Borders: Inside the Lives of Editors Around the World »
A new series by EFA member Rozi Doci spotlighting international freelance editors and the stories that shape their work....
Friday, August 9, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ghostwriting: Practical Advice from an Experienced Ghost »
Ghostwriting: Practical Advice from an Experienced Ghost   When I began ghostwriting in the late 1990s, it was fur...
Thursday, January 28, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Behind the Scenes at the Job List »
  We want to give our members a better understanding of all that h...
Friday, May 24, 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
Keeping Your Business Safe from Scammers »
An unfortunate “feature” of online life is that it’s easier for people claiming to seek editorial help but actually aiming...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
Client offers insights into making best use of Job List »
Using the EFA Job List has its challenges. Frustration with the Job List crops up fairly often on the e-mail discussion li...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016   (0 Comments - view/add)
Twelve Principles for Negotiating with Clients »
Negotiating with clients is an essential skill for freelancers, yet many hesitate to advocate for themselves. Whether you'...