Past Meeting Topics
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2023–2024 Season
- ChatGPT for Editors
- Copyright and Fair Use
- Career Lessons We’ve Learned the Hard Way
- Editorial Business Best Practices
- Advanced Track Changes in Microsoft Word
- Editing Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Current Trends in the Publishing Industry
- Maintaining Voice in Fiction
2022–2023 Season
- Editing and Proofreading Comics
- Crafting Book Proposals
- Productivity in the Face of Burnout
- The Art and Craft of Developmental Editing
- Moving between Fiction and Nonfiction Editing
- Accessibility in the Editorial Process
2021–2022 Season
- Making Twitter Work for You
- From Our Perspective: Black Editors
- How to Supplement Your Editing Income: Printables, Courses, Coaching, and More
- How to Set (or Reset) Your Rates
- Editing Outside Your Own Experience
- Reframing the Way We Network: A Practical Approach for Freelance Editors
- Editing “Nontraditional” Media
- Legal Language: What Your Contracts and Other Documents Should Say