It took me ages to get up the nerve to go freelance all those years ago when I set up as a genealogist. I’m rubbish at maths, how would I cope with a tax form? Would anyone buy my services? The internet was still newish (this was 2001), would anyone find me? Could I afford…
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about things you should know before you turn freelance. Well this week it’s all about productive working once you are freelance. I’ll bet you’ll find some contradictions…but that’s just another part of being your own boss! 1. Get a room of your own. Seriously. If you can,…
One of the problems with being an editor is that, like Worzel Gummidge, sometimes you have to screw your Editing Head off and put it in the cupboard. Before I entered the hallowed corridors of editorship I rarely looked at a book with a clinical eye. Sure, I always checked out the index, but that…