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Surviving in an increasingly challenging publishing environment
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Surviving in an increasingly challenging publishing environment

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December 30, 2024No Comments
Posted inBusiness Client Relationships Editing Freelancing Professional Development SD/PEN

Editing and Emotional Labor

By Nadia Geagea PupaSD/PEN Past President On September 20, 2018, SD/PEN past co-president, Isabella Furth, led a program meeting…
August 30, 2024No Comments
The Business of Editing
Posted inBusiness Editing Freelancing

The Business of Editing

By Nadia Geagea Pupa, Co-Founder and CEO of Pique Publishing, Inc., SD/PEN Past President Over the last five years, we’ve experienced a…
February 26, 20241 Comment
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