I’m working like a mad thing. Don’t get me wrong – it’s great. It’ll help pay the bills, but it’s come at a time when I really needed to slow down a bit and give the new puppies lots of attention (they’re fine by the way, full of fun and up to mischief and certainly…
A decent work / life balance has been uppermost in my mind recently. It’s been three weeks since we picked up the puppies, and in those three weeks I’ve finished off a large editing project, taken on and finished a small proofreading job, started a small copy-editing and writing job, accepted two new book copy-edits…
There’s a lot of talk among editors and wordy wordsmiths about using macros to help efficiency when you’re working. Truth be told, macros can be scary and take a bit of getting used to. But there are clever little tricks that can help you become more efficient without having to go through the learning curve…