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The Editing Podcast

Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)

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Fiction

Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 155

Join two professional editors, Louise Harnby and Denise Cowle, on The Editing Podcast for a regular exploration of practical tips and guidance for editors and proofreaders who want to improve their practice and grow their businesses.

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🇨🇦 Canada - books
08/05/2026
#99
🇨🇦 Canada - books
28/09/2025
#96
🇨🇦 Canada - books
27/09/2025
#97
🇬🇧 Great Britain - books
01/05/2025
#76
🇨🇦 Canada - books
04/04/2025
#78
🇨🇦 Canada - books
02/04/2025
#63
🇨🇦 Canada - books
01/04/2025
#82
🇬🇧 Great Britain - books
23/01/2025
#84

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https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html
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Why not having client testimonials could be damaging your editing business

Episode 135

Saturday, January 11, 2025 • Duration 08:55

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

Listen to find out more about

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.

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1a

Support The Editing Podcast

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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.

patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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7 tips for compelling titles to captivate your audience

Episode 134

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 • Duration 09:01

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

Listen to find out more about

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.

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1a

Support The Editing Podcast

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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.

patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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How are opportunity costs affecting your editing business?

Episode 125

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 • Duration 16:18

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
Example 3: Community

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.

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1a

Support The Editing Podcast

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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.

patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

How to use question marks

Episode 34

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 • Duration 14:12

Denise and Louise talk about how to use question marks in fiction and non-fiction according to convention.

Listen To Find Out More About:

Direct questions
Indirect questions
How-to statements
Idiomatic phrases and question marks
Double punctuation
Uncertain dates and date ranges
Indicating uncertainty

Mentioned In The Show

But Can I Start A Sentence With “But”? by Carol Saller
Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation by David Crystal

Ask Us A Question

The easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button.

Denise And Louise

Music Credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

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10 things an author needs to tell an editor

Episode 33

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 • Duration 09:12

Denise and Louise talk about 10 things writers need to tell an editor when they get in touch for the first time to discuss a project.

Listen to find out more about:

Word count
File format
Genre or subject
Other rounds of editing
The type of editing required
Intended audience and where you’re publishing
Time frame
What else you’ve written
Whether you can send a sample
How you found your editor

Mentioned in the show

The links above take you to The Editing Podcast website but you can catch up with any of the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podchaser, or your preferred app.

Ask us a question

The easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button

Denise and Louise

Denise Cowle Editorial Services
Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Editing and proofreading for a project management agency

Episode 32

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 • Duration 08:25

Denise and Louise talk to Jenny Slater, an in-house editor with Newgen Publishing UK. Newgen is a project management agency offering editing, proofreading, typesetting and indexing for publishers.

Note: Denise and Louise have no affiliation with this organization. Newgen exhibited at the 2019 SfEP conference at Aston University, and it was the perfect opportunity to find out more about how they operate!

Listen to find out more about:

About Out of House Publishing and the Newgen family
The Newgen freelance database
Assessing freelance editors and proofreaders
Team specialisms and continuity: academic and education
Matching editor subject experience with book projects
How the sample tests are evaluated according to publishing standards
The feedback process
House styles

Mentioned in the show:

How to apply for freelance editing and proofreading work with Newgen: https://newgenpublishing.co.uk/work-with-us/

Denise and Louise

Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Copyediting and the fact-checking process

Episode 31

Sunday, September 15, 2019 • Duration 16:24

Denise and Louise talk to Laura Poole, a professional copyeditor who specializes in working with university presses on scholarly non-fiction, mainly in the humanities. Laura discusses the importance of fact checking.

Listen to find out more about:

What a copyediting service includes
When fact checking takes place in the editorial process
Fiction: place names, historical accuracy, idiom, dates, etymology
Non-fiction: people names, obscure terms, place names, dates, protecting author reputation
Differences between spot checking and fact checking
Fact checking for consistency across series
Print versus digital: preventing reputational damage in the long term
Tools for fact checking
Who’s responsible for fact checking?
Effective and sensitive querying of facts in non-fiction
Artistic licence with facts in fiction

Mentioned in the show:

Laura Poole, Archer Editorial: https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory/laura-poole and https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurapoole/
Tool: Internet Movie Database (IMDb): https://www.imdb.com/
Tool: The Historical Thesaurus of English: https://ht.ac.uk/
Tool: Google Ngram Viewer: https://books.google.com/ngrams
Tool: CIA – The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Tool: The New Food Lover's Companion (Barron's Cooking Guide)
Tool: The Art of Firearms in Fiction: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/the-art-of-firearms-in-fiction.html

Editing erotica and adult material

Episode 30

Friday, September 13, 2019 • Duration 07:59

Denise and Louise talk to Maya Berger, a professional editor who works with Young Adult and children’s fiction, speculative and science fiction, and romance and adult fiction. In this episode, we focus on writing and editing erotica.

Listen to find out more about:

Why authors shouldn’t fear approaching an editor
Why erotica deserves the same editorial rigour as any other genre
The rise of romance and erotica in mainstream publishing
How to find an editor who specializes in erotic fiction
Subgenres and the benefits of specialist editing: LGBTQ, kink and taboo (BDSM and powerplay dynamics)
Sensitivity reading: representing voice and identity

Mentioned in the show:

Maya Berger: What I Mean To Say: https://www.whatimeantosay.com/
Maya Berger (SfEP): https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory/what-i-mean-to-say-clear-and-professional-copy-editing-and-proofreading
SfEP Directory of Editorial Services: https://www.sfep.org.uk/directory
Finding an editor (blog): https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-do-i-find-a-proofreader-copyeditor-or-developmental-editor
Finding an editor (podcast): The Editing Podcast, S1E10, How to Find an Editor

Denise and Louise

Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)

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Organizing an editorial conference

Episode 29

Monday, September 9, 2019 • Duration 12:38

Denise and Louise talk to Beth Hamer, a professional proofreader and the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading's conference director. Beth chats about how to organize a successful editorial conference.

Listen to find out more about:

Responding to feedback
Refining the delegate experience
Benefits of attending the annual SfEP conference
Choosing a venue
Choosing speakers
Programming sessions

Mentioned in the show:

Beth Hamer Freelance Proofreader: http://beth-hamer.co.uk/
Society for Editors and Proofreaders: https://www.sfep.org.uk
SfEP annual conference: https://www.sfep.org.uk/networking/conferences/
SfEP 2019 speaker: Chris Brookmyre – crime/thriller author, speaker: https://www.brookmyre.co.uk/
SfEP 2019 speaker: Rob Drummond – linguist, writer, lecturer: https://www.robdrummond.co.uk/
SfEP 2019 speaker: David Crystal – linguist, writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster: http://www.davidcrystal.com/

Denise and Louise

Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor and Proofreader (fiction)

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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How to use quotation marks (speech marks) in writing

Episode 28

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 • Duration 12:41

Denise and Louise discuss how to use quote marks (or speech marks) in writing ... and when not to use them.

Summary of the Show

What are quote marks for?
Should I use straight or curly quote marks?
Should I use single or double quote marks?
Where does the closing quote mark go in relation to other punctuation?
When not to use quote marks

Editing Bites

‘How to punctuate dialogue in a novel’: (blog) http://bit.ly/2vYflIf
‘How to punctuate dialogue in a novel’: (video playlist): http://bit.ly/2ZzUCXG
‘Worry-free Writing: how to use quote marks’: http://bit.ly/2ZyTzag

Other Resources

Chicago Manual of Style
Penguin Guide to Punctuation
New Hart’s Rules

Ask Us a Question

The easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button: http://bit.ly/EditPodFB

Denise and Louise

Denise Cowle Editorial Services: bit.ly/CowleEditing
Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor: bit.ly/HarnbyEditing

Music Credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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The Editing Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

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Apple Podcasts

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Other99+

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Other99+

Amazon17

Youtube11