Category: productivity

Is it better to hire an editor who lives locally?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by sjdonaldson

Remember, there are thousands of trained editors out there

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… Continue Reading “Is it better to hire an editor who lives locally?”

Category: business, copy editing, editing, freelance, productivityTags: communication, copyediting, copyeditor, Small business, writing fiction, writing services

The January slow down – or how my freelance work dried up

Posted on January 25, 2019 by sjdonaldson

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I’ve been awol for a while. Did you notice? It’s been a mad two months and something had to give. That something was my blog. Now, normally I would apologise, but for the sake of all things healthy I’m not going… Continue Reading “The January slow down – or how my freelance work dried up”

Category: business, end of year, freelance, productivity, small businessTags: business review, freelance problems, freelance work, work

Perfectionism

Posted on March 23, 2018 by sjdonaldson

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So, last week I wrote a post that prompted quite a reaction. In it I said that it’s ok to be perfectish. ‘It doesn’t mean that it won’t be perfect, just accept that it might not be. And that’s totally fine.’ Most of the… Continue Reading “Perfectionism”

Category: business, editing, freelance, productivity, proofreading, publishing, small business, workTags: adaptability, advice, perfect, perfection, writing