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Learn about managing your files and folders containing editing and proofreading work.

• Why file management matters
• Setting up a logical folder system
• Naming files like a pro
• Sensible version control that won’t drive you bonkers
• Backing up your work
• Cloud storage and collaboration
• Tidying up old projects
• Tools that help
• Louise and Denise share their own personal experiences

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to manage scope creep and set healthy boundaries in your editorial work.

• What is scope creep?
• Why scope creep happens
• How to prevent scope creep
• Spotting scope creep early
• Setting and communicating boundaries
• How to say no (nicely)
• When it’s time to reassess
• The emotional side of boundary setting

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to create an editing or proofreading portfolio that wins you clients.

1. Why Your Portfolio Matters
2. What Makes a Portfolio Convert
3. What to Include in Each Portfolio Entry
4. What If You Can’t Show Client Work?
5. Writing for Your Ideal Client
6. How to Design and Structure Your Portfolio Page
7. Keeping Your Portfolio Fresh
8. Common Portfolio Mistakes to Avoid

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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1. Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
2. Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about how to use AI tools ethically when editing or proofreading.

1. What do we mean by 'AI tools' in editing?
2. The ethical questions
3. Protecting client confidentiality
4. Being transparent with clients
5. Accountability
6. Respecting authorship
7. Staying informed and critical
8. Real-world scenarios
9. The editor's role in shaping AI ethics
10. AI Use and Ethics Checklist (free resource): https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/ai.html

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2. Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about 8 tips that will make your copyediting life easier.

1. Understanding the power of Microsoft Word’s Styles pane
2. Knowing how to use consistency-checking software
3. Being able to use macros
4. Using Word’s Navigation pane.
5. Knowing how to find and use the pilcrow tool in Word
6. Understanding how to use Word’s Find/Replace function
7. Removing extraneous tabs and spaces
8. Creating properly defined paragraphs

1. Editing in Word: Using Styles: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles.html
2. PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/home/
3. Word Macro Tools: https://www.wordmacrotools.com/
4. Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word by Jack Lyon (via your regional Amazon store)

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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1. Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
2. Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about CPD and why it's core to professional editorial practice.

1. What CPD actually means
2. Why CPD matters
3. The professional confidence factor
4. Types of CPD
5. CPD on a budget
6. Tracking and reflecting on CPD
7. How CPD supports career development
8. Overcoming barriers to CPD

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn why doing an annual editorial business review is a good, professional habit.

• What an annual business review is
• Why regular reviews matter
• Checking your financial health
• Reviewing clients and projects
• Realigning services and goals
• Reviewing marketing and branding
• Professional development
• Celebrating success
• How to do your own review

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about insurance and what you might need for your editing and proofreading business.

• Why insurance matters
• Common risks that editors and proofreaders face
• Insurance policy options
• How to choose the right insurance
• How much does insurance cost?

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Denise and Louise reflect on the 2025 Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) conference.

• the buzz at the conference
• how well the hybrid structure worked
• the value of the editorial profession
• our core takeaways from the sessions

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Liv Cowle interviews Denise and Louise about their new book series, Notes from the Podcast.

• Turning 140+ episodes of audio content and written transcripts into a 5-book series
• Overcoming project overwhelm
• Extracting relevant content systematically
• Recognising the difference between content for listening and content for reading
• Identifying our five core editorial themes: Foundations, Growth, Sustainability, Legacy and Marketing
• Scope for introducing new themes and expanding the series in the future
• Which order to read the books in: A business journey
• How the series supports editorial business owners operating in a shifting landscape
• The benefits of sharing the self-publishing process with a partner
• Editing our own work and building a system
• Balancing the book publishing process with other business and personal commitments
• How The Editing Podcast started

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Denise and Louise discuss why your editorial business offering might be ripe for some changes.

• Signals that it’s time to make changes
• What change looks like
• How to make change strategically

• Is Your Website AI-Friendly? The 8-Point Checklist for Keeping AI Visitors Happy: https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ai-friendly-websites/

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Explore a selection of the different types of materials you might consider working on if you’re an academic editor.

• Books and monographs
• Conference materials
• Grant proposals
• Journal articles
• Peer review reports
• Reference lists
• Research reports
• Review articles
• Textbooks and handbooks
• Theses and dissertations
• White papers
• Editorials and opinion pieces
• Book chapters
• Meta-analyses
• Case studies

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. They also receive bonus content for some episodes.

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• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about editorial reports, and whether you should provide them to clients.

• What an editorial report is
• Why not all clients need editorial reports
• What to include in an editorial report
• How long editorial reports take to write
• Why editors should create editorial reports
• Tips for creating effective editorial reports

How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report: Including a ready-to-go template that you can customize: www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/perfect-editorial-report.html

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to find a professional academic editor or proofreader who's the ideal fit for you.

• Different levels of editing
• Searching editorial societies' directories
• Internet searches
• Academic networks
• Social media
• Subject portfolios
• Sample edits
• Testimonials

Find editors and proofreaders all over the globe: www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-and-proofreading-societies

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Welcome to this sneak peek behind the curtain of our Patreon ‘Second Cup’ tier, where members get exclusive access to bonus episodes of The Editing Podcast.

Patreon is the only place you will ever hear these bonus episodes, but we are making this one – and only this one - free to everyone, so you can hear what you’ll get if you join this tier.

To access more exclusive content, sign up for A Second Cup at https://www.patreon.com/editingpodcast.

In this bonus episode, your hosts discuss their personal approaches and experiences to building and updating their editorial-business websites.

• When did you start building your editing website?
• Would you do things differently if you were starting out now?
• Do you think having a website is a must-have?
• Do you think we're judged by our websites?
• How has search and AI affected the importance of having a website?
• Have you changed the way your website looks over the years?
• Do we tailor content to respect our potential clients?
• Whether we've made our websites more AI- as well as human-friendly?
• Do you get work through your website?

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

• Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html

• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn more about editorial business-owner websites, and when you should start building them.

• Why having a website is important
• Common misconceptions about timing
• Signs you're ready to build your editorial website
• What if you're just starting out?
• Website timing in the context of career stages
• Don’t wait for ‘perfect’
• Quick-action steps

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

Sign up for alerts and we'll let you know when our publications are live and how to order:

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to make your academic editing business more visible. Listen to find out more about

• content marketing
• showing rather than telling your skills
• using subject-based keywords
• ideas for titles for you to steal

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to assess a non-fiction editing project with special guest Hester Higton.

• Time required for different aspects of a project
• The different parts of a project
• The different types of editing
• Counting and assigning time
• The order of editing work
• Recording project time

Find out more about Hester:

• Website: academicedit.co.uk
• Email: hesterhigton@academicedit.co.uk

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about how to be an efficient editor, with guest Hester Higton.

• The goals of efficient editing
• Preparing for efficient improvements
• The order for tackling a project
• Batch editing
• Technology for efficient editing
• Multi-author projects
• Resources

• Jack Lyon: Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wildcard-Cookbook-Microsoft-Word-Jack/dp/1434103986   
• Textexpander: https://textexpander.com/ 
• Paul Beverley’s macros: https://www.archivepub.co.uk/menu.html

Find out more about Hester:

• Website: academicedit.co.uk
• Email: hesterhigton@academicedit.co.uk

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about becoming a professional academic editor with guest Hester Higton.

• The journey from academia to editing
• How editors support academics
• Specific skills needed
• Acquiring training
• Different types and sources of clients
• Academic voice
• Ethical issues and AI

Find out more about Hester:

• Website: academicedit.co.uk
• Email: hesterhigton@academicedit.co.uk

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to hone your presentation skills at online and in-person conferences, professional awaydays and webinars.

• Starting with a strong title
• Mapping out the structure
• Clarifying learning outcomes
• Numbering session sections
• Keeping slides decluttered
• Offering a transcript
• Making decisions about scripting
• Handling questions
• Practising out loud
• Crafting an introduction

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn about why including testimonials in your online spaces is likely to do lovely things for your editing and proofreading business.

• How to ask for testimonials
• Making it easy for clients
• Effective testimonials
• Where to put testimonials
• Visibility
• Different approaches to showcasing feedback
• Embedding testimonial-gathering into business practice

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Learn how to create engaging titles for conference sessions, blog and podcast headings and email marketing subject lines.

• Being specific
• Using numbers
• Being short and snappy
• Choosing verbs wisely
• Piquing curiosity
• Targeting your audience

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Russell Harper of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) talks about the changes to the 18th edition.

• The international appeal of CMOS
• Balancing editorial logic and real-world usage
• Revision decision-making process
• Reversing stylistic decisions in CMOS
• Capitalization of identity markers and CMOS
• Singlular 'they' and CMOS
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Discover how to use a marketing buddy to conquer overwhelm and get your editing and proofreading business promotion moving.

1. Sharing the problem of marketing inertia
2. Why feeling nervous about marketing with someone else can be empowering
3. Finding a marketing buddy: Forums, groups and professional development events
4. Making space for marketing anxiety
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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How can human editors and proofreaders remain relevant when AI capability is improving exponentially? Listen to find out more about:

• Emotional intelligence and sensitivity
• The ability to be subjective
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Learn about what to check when proofreading page proofs prior to publication.

• What designed page proofs are
• What to check in the prelims
• What to check in the main text
• What to check in the end matter
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Find out about 5 core character roles within a novel, and how the purpose they serve ensures the story stays focused.

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• The character role hierarchy
• Why protagonists aren't always heroes
• Why antagonists aren't always villains
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Should editors offer free discovery calls? Our three-step discovery process will help you deliver the process effectively.

• What a discovery call is
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• Time and money considerations
• Managing unqualified leads
• Scope creep
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle chat about editing and proofreading ELT materials. Listen to find out more about:

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• Who does this work?
• How does an editor work?
• What's different about ELT editing?
• How are the materials formatted?
• What kit do you need?
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Learn about scene technique with our special guest, editor, book coach and story consultant Lisa Poisso. A must-listen for editors and authors alike.

• What is a scene in a novel?
• Why are scenes important? What’s their purpose?
• Is there an ideal structure for a scene? Which components should be evident?
• Common problems with scene technique
• Tools that help authors overcome scene-technique problems

• K.M. Weiland’s Complete Guide to Scene Structure at Helping Writers Become Authors
• K.M. Weiland’s book: Structuring Your Novel
• K.M. Weiland’s companion workbook

• Email: lisa@lisapoisso.com
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• Newsletter: The Writes of Fiction
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle chat about opportunity cost, and why editors and proofreaders need to keep an eye on this part of their business. Listen to find out more about:

• What opportunity cost is
• An opportunity cost management framework
• Knowing your business goals and objectives
• Example 1: Professional development
• Example 2: Software and tools
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle chat about what editors and proofreaders might include in a services agreement.

• Parties involved
• Scope of the job
• Rates and fees
• Payment terms and methods
• Timelines and deadlines
• Revision and feedback process
• Confidentiality and ownership
• Termination clauses
• Legalities and governing jurisdictions
• Communication methods

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle talk about newsletters and whether your editing or proofreading business needs one. Listen to find out more about:

• Beating the search engines
• Building community
• Showcasing expertise
• Staying top of mind
• Business promotion
• Beating the social media algorithms
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle discuss ten brand-design tips that every editor and proofreader can consider in their business. Listen to find out more about:

• Websites
• Favicons
• Editorial reports
• Style sheets
• Email signatures
• Presentations
• Community signatures
• Social media
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Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle talk about 7 different ways to speed up the payment process when you're invoicing for editing and proofreading work.

• invoicing promptly
• well-structured contracts or services agreements
• clear and transparent processes
• incentives for early payment
• online payment platforms
• progressive invoicing

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out about the pros and cons of being a niche editor or proofreader, and whether it's right for you.

• different degrees of niche-ness
• using specialized knowledge
• getting paid for what you enjoy
• easier targeted marketing
• charging more
• lack of variety
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Discover 7 tips on how to grow your business by fostering long-term relationships.

• what relationship marketing is
• personalized communication
• active listening
• quality service
• transparent pricing and policies
• following up
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Discover why you should be advertising in professional editorial society directories.

• audience targeting
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• credibility and trust
• niche recognition
• competitive advantage
• improved SEO
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Discover how lead magnets can help editors and proofreaders build trust and visibility.

• what a lead magnet is
• target audiences and pain points
• 5 irresistible lead magnets
• what to do with the leads
• why you shouldn't give it all away
• promoting your lead magnet

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out about the artistry of editing translated materials with Denise Cowle, Louise Harnby and Andy Hodges.

• Types of translated materials
• The difference between editing a translation and editing a text written in English by a multilingual author
• Stylistic editing and technical copyediting of translated materials
• Whether an editor needs to be proficient in the source language of a translated text
• General issues to watch out for when editing translated materials
• Working with translated literary/fiction texts
• Beyond Anglo-American story structures: Kishōtenketsu and conflict

• Andy Hodges, Second World Editorial: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com/
• Kishōtenketsu: Exploring the Four Act Story Structure (John; The Art of Narrative)

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Find out more about worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy with fiction editor and book coach Andy Hodges.

• What is worldbuilding?
• How is worldbuilding different from setting?
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• How to improve worldbuilding skills
• Portraying invented groups and cultures with sensitivity
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• Andy Hodges, Second World Editorial: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com/
• Hollow World (book), Michael J Sullivan
• Editing 'unearned writing' (The Editing Podcast, with guest Tim Storm): https://theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/episode/editing-unearned-writing/
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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Discover how editors and proofreaders can use text generative AI as a business tool that enhances marketing, increases productivity and reduces stress.

• Simplifying complex information
• Creating content ideas for business marketing
• Generating outlines for editorial marketers who lack writing confidence
• Keyword and keyphrase research
• Suggesting compelling calls to action for a website

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out what proofreading markup symbols are and why they're still relevant to professional practice.

• What are proofreading markup symbols?
• BSI standards and other national guidelines
• Is proofreading markup language still relevant to training?
• Communicating efficiently and unambiguously
• Relevance to proofreaders-in-training who want to work with indie authors
• Markup colour: What do the differences mean?
• Other ways of marking up digital texts

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• Digital markup stamps: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/free-downloadable-pdf-proofreading-stamps

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Louise and Denise discuss three ideas that help editors and proofreaders develop or enhance an editorial business mindset.

• Aim to make progress instead of achieving perfection.
• Develop a money mindset that focuses on ownership and growth.
• Decide what your goals are and stick to them.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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We talk about tips to manage your editorial business life when the schedule feels just a little bit too hectic!

• Is the problem short term or long term?
• Identifying what absolutely must get done
• Extending a deadline: When to ask, how long to ask for, and what's realistic
• Seasonal overbusyness and clearing your schedule
• What does 'fully booked' mean to you?
• Brainstorming long-term solutions with a friend
• Introducing efficiencies
• Outsourcing business tasks
• Adjusting your schedule
• Cancelling editing work: A last resort

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Thinking about saying goodbye to an editing client? Here's what to consider before you jump ship.

• 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

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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

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

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

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

• 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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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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

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

• 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

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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