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CPD…

Three-dimensional CPD

18 Sep 201918 Sep 2019

I've recently returned from my sixth SfEP conference. I wasn't going to write a post about the conference, because nearly everyone does and they do it so well. But I'd…

Making peace with uncertainty

I've reached the conclusion that a sustainable freelance editorial career is less about 'being a good editor' than it is about mental resilience and the ability to cope with –…

Freelance life…

The same but different

Last year, I wrote a blog post about the High Line in Manhattan, in which I used my walk through the urban park as a structure on which to hang…

Reassuring your editorial clients

Knowing enough about what you're doing but always being willing to learn more is essential for editors. Yes, there are some general rules of good editorial practice to learn, but…

Working practices

My privacy policy

17 May 201818 May 2018

As part of being a responsible business owner, here’s what I do to protect your data and comply with the GDPR. In compiling this list, I have benefited from information collated…

A bit of fun…

Elevating editing

Editors are often practical people, and this goes double for editors who also run their own businesses. We worry about how to do things. How to automate tasks to speed…

Freelance life…

Freelancing and mental health

Note: I agonised over whether I should share this post at all, especially on my work blog – but I decided it is better to talk about these things. I…

Stealth marketing

Most editorial business owners need to do some sort of marketing to keep things going. Even those who claim mainly to rely on word of mouth to bring work in…

Back to school

Anyone else got that back to school feeling? Yesterday I drove home from my last mini camping trip of the summer holidays against the alarming backdrop of leaves beginning to…

Managing time – your own and other people’s

Working successfully as a freelance editor involves knowing (or learning) how to do several things very well. Obviously we need the technical chops to be able to do our job…