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The economics of working with publishers

8 Jun 2017
One piece of wisdom that is often repeated among freelance editors is that publishers don't pay well, and the only way to make a good income is to graduate from…
Editorial community…

Converting put-downs into pitches

15 Sep 2016
I'm an editor, and I'm good with words. I work with words more or less every day, in one way or another, and people pay me a respectable amount to…
A bit of fun…

The books that made me

8 Sep 2016
It's such a cliché to be an editor who loves books. But there, I've said it: I love books. Almost more than food, or Bourne films. For me it's not…
Clients…

Editing presentation materials

6 Apr 2016
It's the London Book Fair next week, and one thing I have been doing recently is editing presentation materials. But what exactly are they, and what are they for? And what do…
Fashion…

To err is human

7 Oct 201516 Oct 2015
'... this one unruly punctuation mark stands as a simple reminder that the book containing it was made by a team of humans, not machines – in a long, complicated and highly…
Clients…

A cog in the machine

15 Sep 201518 Sep 2015
Understanding where our particular cog fits in any given machine, and having a clear picture of the whole machine, is a skill we can cultivate that will increase the likelihood of repeat business ... and…

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