Over the years I’ve had a fair number of potential clients preferring to hire an editor who lives locally. Don’t worry, it’s not just me, it happens. This week I’ll look at why this isn’t necessarily a good idea. And why in some cases it can be. Working ‘closely’ with the editor Many people don’t…
Let’s get to grips with some myths about copyeditors I don’t know about you, but I’m a member of a fair few groups on Facebook, I used to live on Twitter and I roam the halls of LinkedIn. When I’m taking a break from work I have a little mooch here and there, and…
I’ve been thinking lately (I know, it’s as much a shock to me as it is to you). There’s one main thing that tends to add tension to a working relationship between editor and author, whether you’re dealing with non-fiction or business documents, or having your fiction writing edited. And it’s something that’s SO easily…