Learn how to get a ballpark estimate on the table asap to avoid pointless estimates. That’s the topic of this
Category: starter kit for editors
Professional Associations for Canadian Editors
Want to join a professional organization of editors in Canada? You’ve got options. See the list today, in my Canadian, Eh?
Successful Career Unplanning
Half of you are probably so busy meeting deadlines (or watching them woosh by) that you haven’t even planned
The downside of freelancing: links this week
It was one of those weeks where everyone posts fabulous content (me included, here and elsewhere). It was also a
Software for Copy Editors and Proofreaders
A roundup of software for editorial pros appears today in my post for The Editors’ Weekly, the blog of the
How to publish your book, the options
Wondering how to get your book out there? There are a range of paths you can take, from traditional publishing
Language-change index, why $10/hr is not enough, training on-demand, and finding time to write — links this week
Some weeks the great stuff floods in. This was one of those weeks. And my podcast is super late! Language-Change
The Art of the Cold Call
The art of the cold call: target well have your key selling points in front of you It doesn’t have
Why You Should Specialize
I believe there exist editors who can edit any topic, product, or subject, but I’m sceptical of most such claims.
Checklists: saving your bacon and bringing it home too (podcast)
Checklists are the focus of this episode, in which I expand on one of my posts from the now-defunct Copyediting: explaining how checklists