How Many Hours a Day Does an Editor Work?
If you’re a freelance editor, have you ever asked yourself how many hours a day you should spend editing? You might wonder how y...
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Latest from the blogAI and Fiction Editing: Should You Use It, Can You Trust It and Will It Take Your Job?
I’ve written before about why I don’t think AI is going to replace freelance fiction editors, but it’s time to revisit the topic and dive a bit deeper. My main argument previously was that AI does not have emotional and creative judgement, and those things are...
Read moreWhat is Developmental Editing?
If there’s one thing that drives me bonkers in the editorial world, it’s the lack of coherent descriptions for all the different edito...
Read more5 Comma Rules You Can Sometimes Break
Commas. They look so insignificant and innocent, but in reality they’re tricky little monsters that can have a big impact on a piece o...
Read moreHow to Enjoy Freelance Freedom Without Being a Digital Nomad
When you run your own business, you can often take your work with you wherever you go. It’s one of the reasons I love running a freela...
Read more5 Things I Love About Being a Freelance Fiction Editor
Being a freelance fiction editor isn’t all sunshine and roses (self-assessment tax returns, anyone?) but the benefits of running your ...
Read moreHow Much Training Does a Fiction Editor Need?
The purpose of training is twofold: to make sure your skills are up to scratch and to demonstrate to potential clients that you know y...
Read moreWhat Are Beta Readers?
Beta readers are the people who’ll help make an author’s manuscript-in-progress tighter, better and generally more appealing. It...
Read moreLessons from An Editing Conference
Every year, the Society for Editors and Proofreaders invites its members to gather for a long weekend of chatting, drinking, eating, w...
Read moreHow To Use ‘The Hero’s Journey’ To Structure Your Novel
The hero’s journey is a story structure identified by the American writer and scholar of mythology Joseph Campbell. And it can be a re...
Read moreHow to Use Track Changes
Most editors will edit a manuscript using Word’s nifty Track Changes feature. This allows authors to see exactly what edits have been ...
Read moreHow I Travelled Through Europe Running My Business From a Laptop
I’ve recently returned to the UK after travelling around Europe for nine months while still running my business, working from my...
Read moreHow to See the Potential in an Unpublished Manuscript
The other day, I was trying to work out the author’s meaning behind a particularly confusing sentence. This manuscript, I said t...
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The newsletter that shares lessons and reflections on the art and business of editing.Course updates, special offers and honest opinions on the editing and publishing industry – plus insights into the life of a small business owner: how I juggle a toddler (not literally), limited hours and high ambitions while trying to cultivate meaningful work.
