2008
 | May 12: Kris Fulsaas and Ann Gosch: Style
Guides and Style Sheets |
| March 10: Jamie Snell, Snell Software
Consultants, Inc.: Websites for Freelancers and Small Businesses |
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January 14: Charlene Fleming,
CPA on taxes and licenses for freelancers |
2007
| September 10: A Panel Discussion about the
Seattle Editing Marketplace |
| July 9: "How
to Cherry-Pick the Best Clients and Grow Your Freelance Business" by
author Michelle Goodman |
| May 14: A discussion of fact
checking with Guild members Lisa Gold and Carolyn McConnell |
| January 8: An open-forum
discussion facilitated by Ann Gosch |
2006
| September 11: Kim Runciman,
copyeditor for Slate |
| July 10: Irene Wanner facilitated
this discussion of the ethical dilemmas editors sometimes face |
| May 8: An in-depth conversation with two
journalists who began their professions in very similar ways: Ivan Weiss and
Karl Hente |
| January 9: Marguerite Langlois and Brie Gyncild discussed disaster preparation for
your business. |
2005
| November 20: Discussion at
the annual potluck - future directions for the Guild |
| September 12: Niquette Kelcher on Word
tips and tricks |
| July 10: Summer picnic in Volunteer Park |
| May 9: Barbara Sjoholm moderated a panel of several participants
from the Author-Editor Clinic. |
| March 14: Members Ann Gosch, Sherri
Schultz, and Amy Smith Bell shared proven ideas for "Marketing on a Shoestring." |
| January 10: Anu Garg of Woodinville, creator of the
phenomenally successful A Word a Day,
presented an entertaining slide show and talk. (Sorry, no notes.) |
2004
| September 13: Christine
Clifton-Thornton on working with [difficult] authors |
| May 10: A panel of
writers discusses the burning question "What Do Writers Want from
Editors?" |
| March 8: Children's book author/editor
Bonny Becker on writing and editing children's books |
| January 12: A peek
inside the life of a literary agent, with Elizabeth Wales of Wales Literary
Agency |
2003
| September 8: Secrets of a substantive
editor, with Guild co-founder Phyllis Hatfield |
| July 14: Dealing with
distractions while working at home: a dialogue with editors Virginia Smyth
and Audrey Van Buskirk |
| May 12: A presentation
by author, editor, and Seal Press founder Barbara Sjoholm (Wilson) |
| March 10: Show me the money: a panel
on how to set and raise one's rates, estimate a job, handle clients who
don't pay on time, and so on. |
| January 13: Taxes for freelancers: Charlene Fleming, CPA |
2002
| September 10:
Marketing ourselves: a show-and-tell |
| May 13: The magic of
design, with graphic designer Phil Kovacevich |
| March 11: A dialogue among the collaborators
on What the Ice Gets, a book of poems about the Shackleton expedition:
Melinda Mueller, author/poet; Jenny Van West, publisher; Amy Smith Bell,
copyeditor |
| January 14: Unusual jobs held by
our members: Allison Schumacher, professional actress and singer; Randy
Hilfman, writer of erotic crossword puzzles; and more |
2001
| July 9: Presentation on technical
communication by member John Boylan |
| May 14: Presentation by magazine editor Lisa Wogan |
2000
| September 18:
Presentation by Sasquatch Books managing editor Joan Gregory |
| July 17: Presentation
by Guild co-founder and substantive editor Phyllis Hatfield |
| March 19: Evaluating the Guild |
| January 23: Tax issues for freelancers |
1999
1998
1997
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August
24: Notes from the first meeting of the Guild (1.02 MB PDF) |
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