FOR EDITORS, PROOFREADERS AND WRITERS

Thinking about saying goodbye to an editing client? Here's what to consider before you jump ship.

Summary of Episode 110

when the client’s budget means the rate doesn’t work
when the client pays late
when the client’s terms of service have changed
shifting your editorial brand
the client’s expectations regarding an editorial service feel like scope creep
the impact on your schedule and income if you say goodbye
transitioning away more gradually
renegotiating the terms
when the work makes you unhappy
tips on how to say goodbye

Related resources

Business Skills Collection
The Editorial Business Bundle

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with crime, mystery, suspense and thriller writers.

She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), a member of ACES, a Partner Member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and co-hosts The Editing Podcast.

Get in touch: Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor & Proofreader
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When is a price for editing ‘too low’?

22/3/2023

When is a price for editing work too low or unfair? And do those terms even make sense universally?

Summary of Episode 109

The narrative of the universally acceptable price and why it's problematic
Why every editor needs to do the maths
Understanding your own needs and wants
How everyone has a budget that works for them and them only
Why a lower fee doesn't necessarily equal an intention to exploit
How location and circumstances affect what's acceptable
The limitations of other editors' advice
The power of open conversations about pricing

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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5 ways to be a more efficient editor and proofreader (part 2)

8/3/2023

Louise and Denise discuss 5 more tools that will help any editor or proofreader work more efficiently.

Summary of Episode 108

Listen to find out more about:

Searchable online dictionaries
Searchable online style guides
Templates
Styles palette in Word
Wildcards, and find and replace in Microsoft Word

Resources mentioned in the show

Chicago Manual of Style: chicagomanualofstyle.org/home
Efficient Editing: Strategies and Tactics: ciep.uk/training/choose-a-course/efficient-editing-strategies-and-tactics
Create a template: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-template-86a1d089-5ae2-4d53-9042-1191bce57deb
Editing in Word: Using Styles: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles
How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/perfect-editorial-report
Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word: Jack Lyon
Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Oxford Dictionaries: premium.oxforddictionaries.com

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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5 ways to be a more efficient editor and proofreader (part 1)

25/1/2023

Louise and Denise discuss 5 tools that will help any editor or proofreader work more efficiently.

Summary of Episode 107

Listen to find out more about:

Consistency checking and style enforcement
Text expanders
Macros
Social media schedulers
Your body clock

Resources mentioned in the show

10 killer editing macros for writers and editors: theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/episode/editing-macros
Buffer: buffer.com
Free editing macros by Paul Beverly: archivepub.co.uk/Macros.html
How to check a novel with PerfectIt 5 and The Chicago Manual of Style: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-to-check-a-novel-with-perfectit-5-and-the-chicago-manual-of-style
PerfectIt: intelligentediting.com
PhraseExpress: www.phraseexpress.com
SmarterQueue: smarterqueue.com
Text Expander: textexpander.com

Related resources

Branding for Business Growth (multimedia course)
Editor Website Essentials (multimedia course)
Emotional Marketing that Gets Editors Work (multimedia course)
Marketing Toolbox for Editors (multimedia course)
Resource library for editors, proofreaders and writers

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Reviewing your editing practice and planning for change

11/1/2023

We explore a manageable way of reviewing our businesses and planning for change by focusing on two key questions: What's the one thing we've done that works, and what's the one change we could make that would make life easier.

Summary of Episode 106

Listen to find out more about:

What's the one thing we've done that works?
Can we do more of it?
What can we learn from it?
What's the one change we could make that would make life easier?

Related resources

Branding for Business Growth (multimedia course)
Editor Website Essentials (multimedia course)
Emotional Marketing that Gets Editors Work (multimedia course)
Marketing Toolbox for Editors (multimedia course)
Resource library for editors, proofreaders and writers

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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8 reference books for business writing and editing

23/11/2022

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We discuss the 8 reference resources that we regularly dip into when we're writing and editing for business.

Summary of Episode 104

Listen to find out more about:

Penguin Guide to Punctuation: RL Trask
Punctuation: A guide for editors and proofreaders: Gerard M-F Hill
English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book: Raymond Murphy
Your House Style: Styling your words for maximum impact: Christina Thomas
Troublesome Words: Bill Bryson
Everybody Writes: Ann Handley
Hack the Buyer Brain: Kenda Macdonald
On Writing: Stephen King
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: Benjamin Dreyer

Related resources

Editing Fiction at Sentence Level: Louise Harnby
Making Sense of Point of View (Transform Your Fiction): Louise Harnby
Making Sense of Punctuation (Transform Your Fiction): Louise Harnby
Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell' (Transform Your Fiction): Louise Harnby
Resource library for editors, proofreaders and writers

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with crime, mystery, suspense and thriller writers.

She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), a member of ACES, a Partner Member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and co-hosts The Editing Podcast.

Get in touch: Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor & Proofreader
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5 questions you should answer before writing a business book

26/10/2022

Writing a business book? Answer these five questions to make sure you're on the right track.

Summary of Episode 102

Writing regularly
Niche target audiences
Building a reader base
Authority and credibility
Timeliness considerations

Related resources

Branding for Business Growth (multimedia course)
How to Earn Passive Income (book)
Writing resources

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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5 ways to demonstrate editing competence on your website

14/10/2022

Learn 5 tips on how to show rather than tell potential clients about your editing skills and knowledge.

Summary of Episode 101

Booklets that perform like gifts
Papers that offer authoritative analyses
Audio that creates emotional connections
Video that demonstrates how-to solutions
Blog posts that make you findable

Related resources

Blogging for Business Growth (multimedia course)
Editor Website Essentials (multimedia course)
Marketing Toolbox for Editors (multimedia course)
That White Paper Guy

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Podcasting tips for editors and proofreaders

28/9/2022

We're celebrating Episode 100 with podcasting tips for editors and proofreaders!

Summary of Episode 100

Listen to find out more about:

Creating an episode – what's involved
How long podcasting takes
Efficiency strategies
Working with a partner
The costs of podcasting
Accessibility challenges

Related resources

Captivate (affiliate link)
Audacity (free audio editing software)
Editorial marketing resource library
Editorial branding resource library
Blogging for Business Growth (multimedia course)

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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What are editorial professional standards?

31/8/2022

Find out why standards are core to professional practice for any editor or proofreader who wants to be fit for purpose and trusted by clients.

Summary of Episode 98

Listen to find out more about:

how professional standards are defined
why they’re important for editors and proofreaders
who’s setting them
the tools some organisations are using to set standards and ensure that
editorial practitioners demonstrate and uphold them.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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4 reasons to go to an editorial conference

17/8/2022

Find out why editorial conferences are worth attending for every editor and proofreader.

Summary of Episode 97

Listen to find out more about:

Why even experienced editors need to learn
How to use a conference to make a contribution to the profession
Meeting other editors
Having fun with colleagues and friends

Related resources

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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5 things you need to know about line editing crime fiction and thrillers

4/8/2022

Want to line edit crime fiction and thrillers? Pick up some handy tips to help you on your way.

Summary of Episode 96

Listen to find out more about:

What's distinctive about editing crime fiction and thrillers
What a good line editor needs to look out for
What new entrants to the field need to study
Marketing ideas
Top tips for being a successful freelance editor/proofreader
Do fiction editors use style guides?

Related resources

Course: How to Line Edit for Suspense
Course:Narrative Distance: A Toolbox for Writers and Editors
Book: Editing Fiction at Sentence Level
How to check a novel with PerfectIt 5 and The Chicago Manual of Style
Resources for fiction editors and writers

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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Proofreading: 12 things you need to know, Part 2

20/7/2022

Summary of Episode 95

Want to become a professional proofreader? Discover 6 more key pieces of information you must know before you embark on your new career.

How it requires a lot of hard work to build and sustain a proofreading business
Why having periods of no work isn’t something you have to accept as given
Why grammar- and spell-checking technology hasn’t made proofreaders redundant
How it’s a myth that all proofreading work is done in-house
How proofreading means the different things to different client types
Whether word of mouth is a good enough promotion strategy

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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Proofreading: 12 things you need to know, Part 1

20/7/2022

Summary of Episode 94

Want to become a professional proofreader? Discover 6 key pieces of information you must know before you embark on your new career.

Getting work even if you don’t have contacts in the publishing industry
The market for proofreading
Why training courses are a worthy and essential investment
Why training in itself isn't enough to get work
Why you can still build a proofreading career without former editorial experience
What you might earn

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5 tips for proofreading PDFs in Adobe Reader DC

22/6/2022

Asian woman standing in front of desk and typing into computer

Summary of Episode 93

Discover 5 PDF proofreading tips you can apply when working with Adobe Reader DC. Listen to find out more about:

Rotating the page view
Using the ‘Show Cover View in Two Page View’ function
Attaching a Word file for large amounts of corrected text
Why you should avoid using ‘floating’ sticky notes
How to find invisible errors you know you’ve corrected
Free versus paid-for software: Is Adobe Reader DC good enough for PDF proofreading?

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Why editing is NOT about being ‘a bit OCD’

24/5/2022

Silhouette of a person's head with scrunched up balls of paper around it

Summary of Episode 92

We explore the term ‘OCD’ and why it has no place as a marker of attention to detail for the professional editor. Listen to find out more about:

The difference between character traits of orderliness and the lived experience of OCD
What is OCD and how does it affect people?
Why OCD is a noun and what that means for how we use the term
How OCD might manifest
How flippant and colloquial references to OCD diminish lived experience
Intention versus perception of harm
Editing text: querying rather than prescribing problems and solutions
Does fiction offer more scope for use of harmful language?
Alternative words and phrases
Helping clients create engaging rather than distracting messages

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Editing the language of illness: With Louise Bolotin

12/5/2022

Summary of Episode 91

Should editors be interrogating the language of illness? We chat with Louise Bolotin about challenging normative narratives around cancer and terminal illness. Listen to find out more about:

Louise Bolotin's cancer diagnosis
Why the language preferences of those with terminal illnesses aren't homogenous
Terms in the language of illness that can hurt and harm
Why editors have a duty to challenge normative narratives that sugarcoat dying and death
How asking how a person wants to talk about terminal illness is better than assuming

Louise Bolotin's Facebook and LinkedIn statements

If you want to see how our guest and edibuddy talks about her cancer diagnosis and the language that surrounds it, or follow her Last Hurrah, take a look at these announcements, threads and pics on social media.

Facebook: The Last Hurrah album
Facebook: Statement about cancer diagnosis and language
LinkedIn: Announcement about cancer diagnosis and language

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What is subediting? With Louise Bolotin

11/5/2022

Summary of Episode 90

Want to add subediting to your editorial skillset? Louise Bolotin has been subbing for 17 years and knows the job inside out. In this episode, she shares her knowledge and experience. Listen to find out more about:

What the different types of editors do in media publishing
The differences between subediting and copyediting
Editorial timescales for subeditors
Who controls the content
When things go wrong - legal responsibilities and insurance
Subediting lingo
A subeditor’s typical day
Transferring from copyediting to subediting - training and CPD
Core resources for the budding subber
How editing has changed over the years, especially for freelancers

Resources mentioned in the show

McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, 25th edition
National Council for the Training of Journalists
Subediting: London School of Journalism course
Practical English Usage, 4th edition (Michael Swan)

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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Is proofreading or editing a good side hustle?

29/3/2022

Summary of Episode 88

Think proofreading or editing would be a good side hustle? Two professional editors tell you what you need to know so you don't make mistakes. Listen to find out more about:

What a side hustle is and why it's popular
Why there's resistance to the term 'side hustle' in the professional editorial community
Whether an editorial business can be set up overnight
The importance of skilling up and marketing
The competition side hustlers have to deal with
The different levels of editing
How to find work
Business-critical considerations

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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Academic developmental editing

29/3/2022

Want to know more about academic developmental editing? Laura Portwood-Stacer discusses what it involves and how to develop your skills.

Summary of Episode 87

In this episode, Louise and Denise chat with Laura Portwood-Stacer about:

What academic developmental editing is
Required skills and background
Why academic authors seek help from developmental editors
What do academic developmental editors do?
Why it's different from other types of non-fiction editing
The benefits to editors of offering an academic developmental editing service
How academic developmental editors find clients
Training and resources for academic developmental editors

Useful links and resources

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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Book-writing for editors

16/3/2022

Thinking about writing a book for editors and proofreaders? Find out how Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri navigated their authorial collaboration.

Summary of Episode 86

In this episode, Louise, Denise and their guests chat about:

Networking for Freelance Editors: Intended readership
Challenging assumptions about networking
Why write a book?
Writing for editors: The burden of scrutiny
Co-authorship: Syncing schedules
Working efficiently and productively
The power of collaboration
The importance of trust in a writing partnership
Book-creation process: Beyond writing
Tips for editors who want to write a book

Useful links and resources

Find out more about the book: Networking for Freelance Editors
The Networking for Freelance Editors website
FREE downloadable networking worksheets
Contact Brittany Dowdle
Contact Linda Ruggeri

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TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE BOOK

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

Discover how to scale your editing business and earn extra income

Learn how to supplement your editing earnings by creating problem-solving products, including books, that customers will love to buy, and all using your existing knowledge base.

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Do editors and proofreaders need a website?

4/3/2022

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Find out why you need a website if you want your editing or proofreading business to be visible and verifiable.

Summary of Episode 85

In this episode, Louise and Denise chat about:

Why you need a website even if you work only with publishers and packagers
Why editorial directories aren't enough
Why word of mouth has limitations
How clients use websites for quality control
Why a website future-proofs your business
Current audience expectations around professionalism
Websites versus social media presence
Controlling your own land
Creating a branded digital space
Competing with colleagues who have websites

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TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE COURSE

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Craft a website that gets you work!

Want to learn how to craft a standout editorial website that makes you visible in the search engines and compels your ideal clients to hire you?

Check out Editor Website Essentials, my flagship online training course created just for editors and proofreaders.

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Why editors and proofreaders should be networking

16/2/2022

Learn about the power of networking with Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri, two professional editors who've honed the art of building relationships and exchanging ideas to grow their businesses.

Summary of Episode 84

Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri chat with Louise and Denise about:

Networking for Freelance Editors (book)
Personality types and networking
Positive outcomes from networking
Organic vs salesy approaches to networking
The power of volunteering
Top tips for networking

Useful links and resources

Find out more about the book: Networking for Freelance Editors
The Networking for Freelance Editors website
FREE downloadable networking worksheets
Contact Brittany Dowdle
Contact Linda Ruggeri
EFA Diversity Initiative
Writer’s Digest

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3 quick ways to improve the design of your editing website

2/2/2022

Discover 3 actions you can take to improve the design of your editorial website and that can be implemented within only 24 hours.

Summary of Episode 83

Denise and I chat about how editors and proofreaders can improve the user experience on their websites with 3 easy-to-implement actions. Listen to find out more about:

Navigation buttons
Paragraph headings
Short paragraphs

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5 ways to spruce up your editing or proofreading business in the year ahead

5/1/2022

Learn about 5 things you can do to give your editing and proofreading business a new-year polish.

Listen to find out more about:

How to be the editor who says, 'It's down to me.'
Reviewing which changes you can make to your business.
How to measure your editorial-business success fairly.
Organizational tips to help you track, plan and schedule.
Creating templates and resources that will save you time.

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