Copy can absolutely be over-edited. Clients will not be pleased with the results if their content comes back and is completely changed in tone, or cut down well beyond what they wanted. (Trust me on this.)…
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An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 8-6-21: Embracing My Editing Superpower
Earlier this year I wrote about deciding to remain a part-time freelance editor, instead of seeking full-time work. Since then I’ve decided to embrace the first, best use of my editing mojo…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 2-12-21: Decisions, Decisions; To Copy and Paste … or Not
Do I want to remain a freelance editor? Apply for full-time positions … or maybe part-time? Onsite or remote? Perhaps a combination of these? These are questions I’ve been mulling over daily in the last few months while job searching…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 12-28-20: Looking to 2021 – Keep on Editing, Keep on Job Searching, Keep on Sheltering … for Now
This pandemic and blog series has blown past the nine-month mark. There is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel (as the saying goes) in the form of several different vaccines … but resolution is still months off. So I will keep on…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 7-14-20: Website Images … Bike Riding … Adapting
Everything moves forward with time. Adapts to new and changing circumstances.
So it is with the evolving coronavirus pandemic.
New Jersey began reopening in a limited way throughout June and July. As a result my routine has shifted … somewhat…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 5-14-20: Website Revamp & Bulb Update
Two full months into the coronavirus stay-at-home life, I’ve finally tackled a task put off for far too long: revisions to this website…
An Editor’s Shelter-in-Place Diary 4/28/20: First Entry and Bulbs
Like so many, I’ve been sheltering in place this spring due to coronavirus. In my case this began partially on March 16, 2020, the first day that my son’s public school became fully online…
Achieving GoalTopia: A chat with Debra Eckerling, author of “Your Goal Guide”
One of my go-to Twitter chats is Debra Eckerling’s #GoalChat (which everyone should totally check out). When she mentioned the forthcoming work goal-setting on the chat in 2019, I immediately knew an author interview and book feature was on my blogging horizon. I spoke with Eckerling in January, just before the publication of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals…
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