Last year, I wrote a blog post about the projects I worked on the prior year because I often get asked, “So you’re a freelancer. What do you really do?” This year, I’m continuing this new tradition of taking a…
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A Year in the Life of a Freelance Writer and Editor
Tagged with: copywriting, editing, freelance editing, freelance editor, freelance writer, freelance writing, magazine writing, thankfulness
Posted in Writing and Editing
Posted in Writing and Editing
How to Know It’s Time for a Career Change
Two years ago I made a big career change: I gave up my full-time job with benefits to become a full-time freelance writer and editor. As I’ve talked with my friends throughout the past couple of years, many of them…
Tagged with: career advice, freelance editing, freelance editor, freelance writer, freelance writing
Posted in Writing and Editing
Posted in Writing and Editing
What I Do as a Freelance Writer and Editor
“So, you’re a freelancer, but what do you really do?” When I first started my full-time freelance writing and editing gig two years ago today, I got this question a lot, especially from family and friends and even from business…
Tagged with: freelance editing, freelance editor, freelance writer, freelance writing, gratitude
Posted in Writing and Editing
Posted in Writing and Editing
Gratefulness for Genealogy Volunteers
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I just wanted to say that I am grateful for genealogy volunteers—the people who volunteer their time to index and post information online we may never otherwise find. Last year, after Googling to find more…
Tagged with: cemetery research, family history, Find a Grave, freelance editor, freelance writer, genealogy, Thanksgiving, volunteers
Posted in Genealogy/Family History
Posted in Genealogy/Family History
6 Practical Tips to Improve Your First Draft
As an editor, I’ve seen writing that runs the gamut from copy in a really rough state to writing that’s quite polished with few errors. No matter what you’re writing—a book, a marketing brochures, or an email blast—a rougher work…
Tagged with: copywriting, editing, freelance editing, freelance editor, freelance writer, freelance writing, writing advice, writing tips
Posted in Writing and Editing
Posted in Writing and Editing
5 Reasons to Hire an Editor
The work that editors do is sometimes undervalued. Of course, as a professional editor, I may be a little biased, but if people could see the work that goes on behind-the-scenes—before a brochure, a book, or even a website is…
3 Common and Easily Correctable Writing Mistakes
A large portion of the work I do involves editing other people’s writing. Through editing work for various clients over the years, I have noticed many common mistakes that writers at all organizations make. Whether it’s a book project or…
Tagged with: editing advice, editing tips, freelance editing, freelance editor, writing advice, writing tips
Posted in Writing and Editing
Posted in Writing and Editing
