Summary: Another week where being a freelancer has been great for the flexibility of moving things around at short notice! Monday: New week, new editing project! I carried on editing the first in the Regency romance trilogy, but also started editing a YA fantasy novel, a project outsourced to me by my own editor, […]
Author: Annie
Avoiding Overwhelm
Do you ever find yourself looking at your to-do list and feeling completely overwhelmed by all the things on it? So much so that you’re paralysed by indecision about where to even begin? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. A lot of the humans I know and love find themselves with too much to do […]
Weeknotes – S08E41 – Back in the Swing
Summary: Good start to the week with plenty of paid work done, and good end to the week with lots of social engagements! Monday: First full week back at work after the long holiday. Luckily, I had great client projects to work on! I carried on editing the materials for the RPG, written by […]
Reviews Revisited – Catching Fire
This is the transcript of my latest podcast episode. Hello and welcome to Resurrected Reviews Revisited, part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast. I’m Annie and, in each Reviews episode, I pick something I’ve reviewed sometime since 2005, reread or rewatch it, and then compare my reactions. Fair warning: there will be […]
Weeknotes – S08E40 – Back to Reality
Summary: Great situation to come back to after a long holiday – enough work booked in not to have to pitch for a while, but also enough flexibility to move things to later in the month, so as not to be too busy this week! Tuesday: After nearly two weeks away, it was hard […]
Reviews Revisited – The Hunger Games
This is a transcript of my latest podcast episode – you can listen to the episode here. Hello and welcome to Resurrected Reviews Revisited, part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast. I’m Annie and, in each Reviews episode, I pick something I’ve reviewed sometime since 2005, reread or rewatch it, and then […]
Freelance Mindset Pivot
It’s been over three years since I took up freelance editing and quit my office job – and I’ve never regretted it. I certainly couldn’t countenance going back to 9 to 5 working now. However, the hardest thing I still have to deal with is the uncertainty of it all. I’ve been very lucky […]
Weeknotes – S08E38 – Prepping to Go Away
Summary: Had to work hard to get everything done before heading away on holiday, but it all worked out. Monday: I got another new paid editing project over the weekend (well, one I knew about but wasn’t expecting until October) and decided to offer to complete it before going on holiday (what is wrong […]
Many Firsts – Evolution of a Book
One of my human Annie’s regular editing clients, Regula Fischer, hosts a podcast called Many Firsts, where she interviews people about experiences they’ve undertaken for the first time, which have had a major impact on their lives. On reflecting back over the last couple of years, Annie and I have undertaken ‘many firsts’ of our […]
Weeknotes – S08E37 – Freelance Pivot
Summary: I had to do a freelance mindset pivot when lots of paid work suddenly materialised, but yay for getting paid for stuff I enjoy! Still also plodding along with the novel. Monday: My giant RPG editing project got signed off (three months late) over the weekend but I wasn’t expecting to be working […]