Category: productivity

Is it better to hire an editor who lives locally?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

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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…

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

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

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drought, desert, lack of work

    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…

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Perfectionism

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

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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…

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I'm Sara, a freelance copyeditor (or copy editor) and copywriter based in the Scottish Highlands. If you're a business, a writer, or publisher I can help you make the most of your writing.
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