From the Vault: Freelance Editing Contracts 101

10/12/2025 23 min Episodio 65
From the Vault: Freelance Editing Contracts 101

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Do you have clear professional boundaries for your business? In this episode, we discuss what boundaries you should have as an editor, why they’re important, and how you can enforce them using contracts.Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. I’m not a lawyer, but I am related to one, and we created an editing contract template that you can use with your editing clients. Find it here.This episode originally aired on 9/25/24 as episode 37.Important Sections:(1:48) Do Boundaries Destroy Creativity?(3:28) The Basic Definition of a Contract(4:58) Adding Boundaries to Your Contracts Through Scope of Work(6:52) Setting Boundaries With Payment Arrangements(8:36) Creating Boundaries Around Deadlines(10:42) Boundaries Around Communication(13:15) Setting Boundaries Around Generative AI(15:31) Defining Boundaries Around Acknowledgments(18:31) How to Handle Contract Termination(19:52) Introducing My Editing Contract TemplateResources MentionedEpisode 7: Why You Need Boundaries in Your BusinessEditorial Freelancers AssociationEditors CanadaThe Paper It’s Written On bookMy new Editing Contract TemplateWork with Me:Book a free 15-minute callJoin the Freelance Editors ClubBook a 1:1 coaching session