Listen to find out more about

• 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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Resources

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)

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

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Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

1. Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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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.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Resource

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. They also receive bonus content for some episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

Course and report template

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

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

Editorial societies

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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. They also receive bonus content for some episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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.

Questions we answer

• 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?

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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 and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

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• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

Post-production

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Listen to find out more about

• 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

About Hester Higton

Find out more about Hester:

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

Book series: Notes from the Podcast

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

Support The Editing Podcast

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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.

• 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/

Listen to find out more about

• 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

Resources mentioned in the show

• 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

About Hester Higton

Find out more about Hester:

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

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Denise and Louise

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• 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/

Listen to find out more about

• 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

About Hester Higton

Find out more about Hester:

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

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• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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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/

Listen to find out more about

• 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

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• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

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• 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/

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

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Support The Editing Podcast

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• 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/

Listen to find out more about

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

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• What is ELT?
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• 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

Resources mentioned in the show

• 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

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• What opportunity cost is
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• Building community
• Showcasing expertise
• Staying top of mind
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• Beating the social media algorithms
• Segmentation

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• 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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• Denise’s guide to preparing a non-fiction book for editing: https://denisecowleeditorial.com/prepare-pdf/
• Denise's lesson on filtering checked comments in a PDF:
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• 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

Resources

• 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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• What is worldbuilding?
• How is worldbuilding different from setting?
• Common problems with worldbuilding that writers face
• How to improve worldbuilding skills
• Portraying invented groups and cultures with sensitivity
• Resources and training on worldbuilding for editors and writers

Resources mentioned in the show

• 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/
• Working with Indie Authors (online course by Tanya Gold): tanyagold.com/editors/courses-for-editors/

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• 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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• 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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• Aim to make progress instead of achieving perfection.
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• 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
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• 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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• 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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• Searchable online dictionaries
• Searchable online style guides
• Templates
• Styles palette in Word
• Wildcards, and find and replace in Microsoft Word

Resources mentioned in the show

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

Resources mentioned in the show

• 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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• The one thing we've done that works
• Whether we can do more of it
• What we can learn from it
• The one change we could make that would make life easier

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• Why the author is the boss of their book
• The kinds of changes we make
• Explaining the why of our edits
• Working with anxious authors
• Discovering the root of the author's worries
• Sample editing to reassure both parties
• Establishing the terms of service
• How editors provide services, not products
• When editors do get to be the boss
• 'Humbly, your copyeditor' (Liz Jones, Responsive Editing)

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• Penguin Guide to Punctuation: RL Trask
• Punctuation: A guide for editors and proofreaders: Gerard M-F Hill
• English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book: Raymond Murphy
• Your House Style: Styling your words for maximum impact: Christina Thomas
• Troublesome Words: Bill Bryson
• Everybody Writes: Ann Handley
• Hack the Buyer Brain: Kenda Macdonald
• On Writing: Stephen King
• Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: Benjamin Dreyer

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• How Google's algorithm works
• How X/Twitter's algorithm works
• Why tweeting about content you hate makes it more visible on X/Twitter and the web
• Why tweeting about content you hate means you're assisting the creator with marketing
• Using X/Twitter to elevate the content you love and the causes you care about

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• writing regularly
• niche target audiences
• building a reader base
• authority and credibility
• timeliness considerations

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Listen to find out more about

• Booklets that perform like gifts
• Papers that offer authoritative analyses
• Audio that creates emotional connections
• Video that demonstrates how-to solutions
• Blog posts that make you findable

Related resources

• That White Paper Guy

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• Creating an episode – what's involved
• How long podcasting takes
• Efficiency strategies
• Working with a partner
• The costs of podcasting
• Accessibility challenges

Related resources     

• Captivate (affiliate link)  
• Audacity (free audio editing software)

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Listen to find out more about

• Familiarising ourselves with the rules of that space
• Acknowledging that our political, professional and ideological positions are not going to be the same as everyone else’s
• Recognizing the potential diversity of our editorial spaces
• Saying hello and introducing ourselves first
• Being prepared to be challenged
• Owning our words if we're challenged
• Acknowledging that intention not to hurt doesn’t absolve us of the responsibility for that hurt.
• Being prepared to feel uncomfortable
• Accepting our privilege without getting our knickers in a knot!
• How it's for the white, cis, straight etc people to do the work

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Listen to find out more about

• how professional standards are defined
• why they’re important for editors and proofreaders
• who’s setting them
• the tools some organisations are using to set standards and ensure that editorial practitioners demonstrate and uphold them.

Related resources

• Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
• List of editorial societies

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Listen to find out more about

• Why even experienced editors need to learn
• How to use a conference to make a contribution to the profession
• Meeting other editors
• Having fun with colleagues and friends

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Listen to find out more about

• What's distinctive about editing crime fiction and thrillers
• What a good line editor needs to look out for
• What new entrants to the field need to study
• Marketing ideas
• Top tips for being a successful freelance editor/proofreader
• Do fiction editors use style guides?
• Course: How to Line Edit for Suspense
• The Chicago Manual of Style for PerfectIt

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Listen to find out more about

• How it requires a lot of hard work to build and sustain a proofreading business
• Why having periods of no work isn’t something you have to accept as given
• Why grammar- and spell-checking technology hasn’t made proofreaders redundant
• How it’s a myth that all proofreading work is done in-house
• How proofreading means the different things to different client types
• Whether word of mouth is a good enough promotion strategy

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• Getting work even if you don’t have contacts in the publishing industry
• The market for proofreading
• Why training courses are a worthy and essential investment
• Why training in itself isn't enough to get work
• Why you can still build a proofreading career without former editorial experience
• What you might earn

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Listen to find out more about

• Rotating the page view
• Using the ‘Show Cover View in Two Page View’ function
• Attaching a Word file for large amounts of corrected text
• Why you should avoid using ‘floating’ sticky notes
• How to find invisible errors you know you’ve corrected
• Free versus paid-for software: Is Adobe Reader DC good enough for PDF proofreading?
• Course: How to Mark Up PDF Page Proofs

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• The difference between character traits of orderliness and the lived experience of OCD
• What is OCD and how does it affect people?
• Why OCD is a noun and what that means for how we use the term
• How OCD might manifest
• How flippant and colloquial references to OCD diminish lived experience
• Intention versus perception of harm
• Editing text: querying rather than prescribing problems and solutions
• Does fiction offer more scope for use of harmful language?
• Alternative words and phrases
• Helping clients create engaging rather than distracting messages

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• Louise Bolotin's cancer diagnosis
• Why the language preferences of those with terminal illnesses aren't homogenous
• Terms in the language of illness that can hurt and harm
• Why editors have a duty to challenge normative narratives that sugarcoat dying and death
• How asking how a person wants to talk about terminal illness is better than assuming

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• What the different types of editors do in media publishing
• The differences between subediting and copyediting
• Editorial timescales for subeditors
• Who controls the content
• When things go wrong - legal responsibilities and insurance
• Subediting lingo
• A subeditor’s typical day
• Transferring from copyediting to subediting - training and CPD
• Core resources for the budding subber
• How editing has changed over the years, especially for freelancers

Resources mentioned in the show

• McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, 25th edition
• National Council for the Training of Journalists
• Subediting: London School of Journalism course
• Practical English Usage, 4th edition (Michael Swan)

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‘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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• What is an academic book proposal?
• How and why editors can get involved
• The types of work and the kinds of editing editors carry out
• How academic book proposals differ from other types of book proposals
• Who evaluates academic book proposals and what they're looking for
• The key elements of an academic book proposal
• Which elements authors typically need most help with
• The contextual information editors need to gather from an author
• How editors can learn about this type of work: The Book Proposal Book

Find out more about Laura Portwood-Stacer

• Contact Laura: manuscriptworks.com and lauraportwoodstacer.com
• Read The Book Proposal Book: manuscriptworks.com/book
• Train as an academic developmental editor: courses.manuscriptworks.com
• 10% discount coupon for course: EDITINGPODCAST

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• What a side hustle is and why it's popular
• Why there's resistance to the term 'side hustle' in the professional editorial community
• Whether an editorial business can be set up overnight
• The importance of skilling up and marketing
• The competition side hustlers have to deal with
• The different levels of editing
• How to find work
• Business-critical considerations

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Listen to find out more about

• What is academic developmental editing?
• Required skills and background
• Why academic authors seek help from developmental editors
• What do academic developmental editors do?
• Why it's different from other types of non-fiction editing
• The benefits to editors of offering an academic developmental editing service
• How academic developmental editors find clients
• Training and resources for academic developmental editors

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• Contact Laura: manuscriptworks.com and lauraportwoodstacer.com
• Read The Book Proposal Book: manuscriptworks.com/book
• Train as an academic developmental editor: courses.manuscriptworks.com
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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Listen to find out more about

• Networking for Freelance Editors: Intended readership
• Challenging assumptions about networking
• Why write a book?
• Writing for editors: The burden of scrutiny
• Co-authorship: Syncing schedules
• Working efficiently and productively
• The power of collaboration
• The importance of trust in a writing partnership
• Book-creation process: Beyond writing
• Tips for editors who want to write a book

Useful links and resources

• Find out more about the book: Networking for Freelance Editors
• The Networking for Freelance Editors website
• FREE downloadable networking worksheets
• Contact Brittany Dowdle
• Contact Linda Ruggeri

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

Listen to find out more about

• Why you need a website even if you work only with publishers and packagers
• Why editorial directories aren't enough
• Why word of mouth has limitations
• How clients use websites for quality control
• Why a website future-proofs your business
• Current audience expectations around professionalism
• Websites versus social media presence
• Controlling your own land
• Creating a branded digital space
• Competing with colleagues who have websites

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

Listen to find out more about

• Networking for Freelance Editors (book)
• Personality types and networking
• Positive outcomes from networking
• Organic vs salesy approaches to networking
• The power of volunteering
• Top tips for networking

Useful links and resources

• Find out more about the book: Networking for Freelance Editors
• The Networking for Freelance Editors website
• FREE downloadable networking worksheets
• Contact Brittany Dowdle
• Contact Linda Ruggeri
• EFA Diversity Initiative
• Writer’s Digest

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

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‘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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• Navigation buttons
• Paragraph headings
• ​Short paragraphs
• How to support The Editing Podcast via Patreon

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

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‘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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• What microaggressions are
• Microaggressions in editing 
• Why microaggressions occur during the editing process
• How microaggressions affect writers
• Why it's important for editors to know about microaggressions
• How editors can avoid doing this type of harm in their work
• How editors can learn about what they don’t know

Resources and links

• Conscious Style Guide
• Crystal Shelley, Rabbit with a Red Pen       
• Fuhrmann, Henry, ‘Drop the hyphen in Asian American’, Conscious Style Guide, 2018
• King, Ruth, Mindful of Race: Understanding and Transforming Habits of Harm: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, Sounds True Inc, 2018

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

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‘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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• Be the editor who says, 'It's down to me.'
• Review what changes you can make to your business.
• How to measure your editorial-business success fairly.
• Organizational tips to help you track, plan and schedule.
• Creating templates and resources that will save you time.
• How to support The Editing Podcast via Patreon

Join our Patreon community

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

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‘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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• Our new fortnightly broadcasting schedule
• Some stupendous stats about our audience
• Episode topics for January 2022
• How to support The Editing Podcast via Patreon

Join our Patreon community

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

Denise and Louise

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

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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• In #1: Carol's blogging journey: The Subversive Copy Editor blog; Lingua Franca (for the Chronicle of Higher Education); Editor's Corner (for The Chicago Manual of Style); Fiction+ (for The Chicago Manual of Style)
• In #1: Blogging goals
• In #1: Coming up with ideas: two tips
• In #1: Blog promotion strategies
• In #2: Repurposing blog content
• In #2: Analytics, and how to avoid the rabbit hole
• In #3: Monetizing your blog
• In #3: Understanding the sales funnel
• In #3: Managing reader engagement
• In #3: Blogging trajectory: Deciding who to write for and when to stop

Useful resources

• About Carol Saller
• Blogging for Business Growth (course)
• 'Blogging for writers' (Jane Friedman)
• But Can I Start a Sentence with “But”? (University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff)
• Content Chemistry (Andy Crestodina)
• 'Getting the Most from LinkedIn' (YouTube tutorial)
• 'Google Analytics Tutorial 2021 – Learn Google Analytics 4 (GA4) & Universal Analytics Step-By-Step'
• How to Build an Editorial Blog (book)
• 'How to promote your blog' (Blogging Wizard)

Denise and Louise

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

Music credit

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

Listen to find out more about

• In #1: Carol's blogging journey: The Subversive Copy Editor blog; Lingua Franca (for the Chronicle of Higher Education); Editor's Corner (for The Chicago Manual of Style); Fiction+ (for The Chicago Manual of Style)
• In #1: Blogging goals
• In #1: Coming up with ideas: two tips
• In #1: Blog promotion strategies
• In #2: Repurposing blog content
• In #2: Analytics, and how to avoid the rabbit hole
• In #3: Monetizing your blog
• In #3: Understanding the sales funnel
• In #3: Managing reader engagement
• In #3: Blogging trajectory: Deciding who to write for and when to stop

Useful resources

• About Carol Saller
• Blogging for Business Growth (course)
• 'Blogging for writers' (Jane Friedman)
• But Can I Start a Sentence with “But”? (University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff)
• Content Chemistry (Andy Crestodina)
• 'Getting the Most from LinkedIn' (YouTube tutorial)
• 'Google Analytics Tutorial 2021 – Learn Google Analytics 4 (GA4) & Universal Analytics Step-By-Step'
• How to Build an Editorial Blog (book)
• 'How to promote your blog' (Blogging Wizard)

Denise and Louise

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

Music credit

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

Listen to find out more about

• In #1: Carol's blogging journey: The Subversive Copy Editor blog; Lingua Franca (for the Chronicle of Higher Education); Editor's Corner (for The Chicago Manual of Style); Fiction+ (for The Chicago Manual of Style)
• In #1: Blogging goals
• In #1: Coming up with ideas: two tips
• In #1: Blog promotion strategies
• In #2: Repurposing blog content
• In #2: Analytics, and how to avoid the rabbit hole
• In #3: Monetizing your blog
• In #3: Understanding the sales funnel
• In #3: Managing reader engagement
• In #3: Blogging trajectory: Deciding who to write for and when to stop