I’m on Maternity Leave!
I started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels ...
Read moreI started my editing business over ten years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever taken some extended time away from it. Which feels ...
Read moreBeing a freelance novel editor isn’t just about sprucing up sentences, fixing wonky grammar and annihilating typos. Nope! There’s a wh...
Read moreI got together with a small group of freelance developmental fiction editors, all of us at about the same point in our careers. We cos...
Read moreA bout of Covid has slowed me down this December, but I still managed to spend some time reflecting on my last year of business and pl...
Read moreIt’s that time of year again! Time to wind down, reflect on the year gone by and make plans for the year ahead. I’m going ...
Read moreAuthors are on a hero’s journey. Their quest? To write and publish novels. Editors are the mentors who aid those heroes. And here’s wh...
Read moreAccording to psychologist Carl Jung, the persona is the mask we wear in public. It can be assumed both deliberately and unconsciously....
Read moreEssentially, no – you don’t need experience working in-house for a publisher to become a freelance editor. Different editorial roles F...
Read moreNot all freelance professionals think about networking, especially if they’re already getting enough work. But there’s more to network...
Read moreI find it so useful to spend some time to slow down and reflect on the months gone by, using that insight to point me in the right dir...
Read moreOver the last couple of years, I’ve noticed a handful of websites cropping up that have clearly taken inspiration from my own website....
Read moreIf you’re new to the editing world, you might be wondering what to call your business. Your business name is the first thing clients u...
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