Practical strategies for surviving times of crazy-busy, as all feast-or-famine freelancers must, eventually.
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Stop Wasting Time on Estimates (podcast)
Learn how to get a ballpark estimate on the table asap to avoid pointless estimates. That’s the topic of this
Career Mojo for the Unplanner (podcast)
“There is a belief entrenched in American culture that career planning is a logical and linear activity … But it’s
How to have your vacation and clients too
It’s vacation season. How do you manage clients’ expectations that you’ll be available whenever they want you? Six ideas today in
EAC 2014 — editors’ conference report
Thanks to social media, I got insights from sessions I couldn’t clone myself to be in, and took notes and
Social Media Readings for Freelance Editors
When I moved, I threw out 350 of the 500 business cards that I printed when I first set out
Social Media Strategies for Freelance Editors
It has been three years since I wrote about social media for freelance editors; forgive me. Not much of my opinion
Should an editor be a one-stop shop? (podcast)
Defining “editor” and dividing up the editorial tasks is the focus of this episode, in which I revisit one of my
No rest for the freelancer: having deadlines when the rest of the world is on holiday
“Holidays” are the focus of this podcast episode, in which I whine and complain about the Xmas–New Years “break” full of
Peek Behind the Editing Curtain
Peek behind the curtain to see this freelance editor’s delayed projects, funny praise, and frustrations. Plus, learn more about why