One of my main goals for 2024 was to finally join the CIEP and reach Professional level membership, at which point you get listed on the ‘approved editors’ directory, and may or may not get lots of great editing work… So far, it’s been going pretty well overall. To move from Entry level […]
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Weeknotes – S08E14 – Just About Holding On To Balance
Summary: Still pretty obsessed with my new podcast project, but I did also manage to focus on other things too along the way! Lots of great paid editing work on the docket too, so that’s nice! Monday: I edited another good chunk of both the thriller and the romance novel, both of which took […]
Weeknotes – S08E13 – New Project, New Obsession…
Summary: I have a new project that’s eating all my attention and energy – here’s hoping I can fold it into the schedule without overdoing it or letting anything else slide too much… Monday: It was great to have a clean slate and be able to start some new client projects today – though […]
Resurrecting Reviews Revisited!
[This is a transcript of a resurrected series of solo podcast episodes I’m starting, as part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast I co-host monthly with my husband, Dave – if you prefer, you can listen to it instead.] Hello, and welcome to Will You Still Love It Tomorrow. I’m Annie. In […]
Weeknotes – S08E12 – Unexpected seven-day writing week!
Summary: It really doesn’t feel as if I’ve achieved much at all this week – but apparently it’s technically been a seven-day writing week! So, I must have done some stuff… I’ve also got a lot of really great paid editing work on this schedule, which is very nice. Monday: Back to work today, […]
Business Mastermind Groups
Back in October 2023, I attended an online conference for freelance editors, entered a prize draw – and won! My prize was a free place on a Networking for Editors course, during which one of the things recommended to me was business mastermind groups. These are small groups (usually 3-5 people, as I […]
Weeknotes – S08E11 – New Projects Derailed By Illness
Summary: This week’s work and writing both got derailed by a bad cold – but it just made me really grateful that I have such flexibility in my schedule, so I could take a few days off without it causing any problems. Monday: New week, new client projects! I started editing dialogue for a […]
Weeknotes – S08E10 – Why Don’t I Want to Write My Novel?
Monday: I started this week’s work with a paid sample edit of a short story for a potential new client, which was fun. Then I worked on both the teen life skills book and the Revision Club novel, so a great range of projects – I love my job! The afternoon, however, was a different […]
Weeknotes – S08E09 – Work Picking Up Again
Summary: My paid work picked up again with some great new projects, and I was very happy with revisions to my short story. Monday: New client projects across the board – yay! I started editing a book about life skills for teens, which required some tonal adjustment. I also started reading the novel by […]
Weeknotes – S08E08 – Back to Cooking on Gas
Summary: I’ve got a good amount of paid work lined up for the next couple of weeks and big plans for my own business development and writing – and this past week was good on all fronts too! Monday: I started a really interesting new client project – editing and adding to the rules […]