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Managing expectations when hiring a copyeditor or copywriter
You’ve written the book. It’s taken blood, sweat and tears but you know if it’s…
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freelance | business | copy editing | editing | productivity
Is it better to hire an editor who lives locally?
If you’re a writer have you ever asked yourself, ‘Do I need a local editor?’. Over the years I’ve had a fair number of potential clients preferring…
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freelance | business | copy editing | editing | publishing | Social Media
Copy Editors Matter
(c) StockSnap Pixabay.com *update* Copy editors matter. Nothing has changed much since I wrote this article. In these days of AI everything, copy editors (and copyeditors, and…
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Why I’m proud to be a member of the CIEP
[Update: the SfEP is now the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), and I’m still proud to be a member, but have updated this article’s name…
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business | books | copy editing | editing | publishing
A Pain-free Editing Checklist For Authors
I’ve been thinking lately. There’s something that tends to add tension to a working relationship between editor and author, whether you’re dealing with non-fiction or business documents,…
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Why Copy Editors Matter To Business
A year after my original post, my Why Copy Editors Matter ‘handout’ has been shared around the editing community on social media. It’s a lovely thing to…
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