ACES: The Society for Editing

• You want to be more professional and charge more confidently.
• You want training and peer standards.
• You want better workflow and scope boundaries.
• You want long-term editorial career development.

• Learning editing workflow standards
• Finding training and skill-building resources
• Improving pricing confidence and scope clarity
• Networking with editors for referrals
• Understanding industry terminology and best practices

1. Define your service (proofread vs copyedit vs line edit) and scope.
2. Build a style sheet template you use for every project.
3. Create a standard intake checklist (audience, goals, timeline).
4. Write a revision policy and scope statement.
5. Take one workshop and apply it to your next project.
6. Build portfolio samples and gradually raise rates.

• ACES editing workshop schedule
• copyediting vs proofreading difference
• style sheet template editing
• editing scope statement template
• how to quote editing projects
• revision policy editor

• Professional standards and credibility
• Strong training and craft focus
• Helpful peer network and referrals potential

• Paid
• Not a direct client source by itself
• Best value if you actively participate and apply lessons

Editors who want to build a sustainable freelance business with better standards, workflow, and professional confidence.

Skip this if you’re only dabbling casually. Use free practice first, then invest once you commit.

• Explore current editing education relevant to your specialty.
• Discuss a nonconfidential style question through an appropriate member channel.
• Use professional learning to refine an editorial checklist.

• Check current membership, event access, costs, and resource terms.
• Association participation does not certify every member’s competence or guarantee assignments; preserve client confidentiality and follow the agreed style guide.

Knowadays — Becoming a Proofreader — Provides structured training that complements ACES’ professional community.

Reedsy — Offers editing marketplace context and examples of professional editorial services.

Bonsai — Handles proposals, contracts, invoices, and scope management for editing clients.

Google Docs — Supports comments, suggestions, and collaborative editing delivery.

Copyediting & Proofreading: Get Paid to Polish Words — ACES helps editors improve craft, standards, workflow, credibility, and pricing confidence.

Freelance Writing: Get Paid to Write Online — Writers benefit from editorial standards, style guidance, and professional client workflows.

Blogging: Build an Online Brand and Earn from Your Words — Bloggers need editing discipline to publish clearer, more trustworthy content.