Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri (Insightful Editor, 2021) 174pp, $29.99 paperback, $12.99 ebook from the authors (also available in Spanish), £25.79 hardback, £17.65 paperback on… Read More »Book review: Networking for Freelance Editors Workbook: Practical Strategies for Networking Success
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It’s safe to say that all proofreaders and copyeditors did something before they started out. Here are some of the things I learned that I… Read More »1 copyeditor, 60 invaluable life lessons
As ever, the second weekend in September is conference weekend for the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (#CIEP2023 to its friends, this year). The… Read More »CIEP conference 2023: Language Matters
Let’s start in the time-honoured way by defining terms. Price is what you hand over – the money. Value is what you get for your… Read More »Value versus price: why the cheapest probably isn’t the best
People ask me why I’m a copyeditor – why this job? Because I love it, that’s why! Here’s the story…
On 16 June, I attended my first National Freelancers Day, an online conference organised by IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed here… Read More »National Freelancers Day 2022 was inspirational
