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When you’re editing, you might find it handy to get the headers and footers out of the way. Once you’ve checked that the header and footer have all the relevant i […]

Episode Title: Coming to grips with the characters
Welcome back! In the last blog, I talked of the basic plot for the short story, namely that of a twelve-year-old girl who is struggling to assimilate a life […]

Acknowledged as an important travel industry resource by the Destination Marketing Association International, Destination Marketing Insights is the new groundbreaking leading tourism book written by […]

It amazes me how many events are now virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The church that my husband and I attend, for example, went virtual in March. I have mixed feelings about this. Ninety percent of my […]

September: Self-Improvement Month. Take some time to improve yourself. What class will you take or conference will you attend to improve your business self? Think ahead and prepare to sign up for the Be a Better […]

I discovered my love for words at 10 when I was given a manual typewriter. However, I soon abandoned my word-loving ways for steady work in finance and earned a degree in accounting. Several years ago, I […]

As an editor, you probably work with track changes turned on in Word. However, you may not need to track every change. For example, clients might be happy for you not to track things such as removal of double […]

Let’s talk about referrals for a minute.

When I took the EFA’s online course “Getting Work from Publishers and Book Packagers” three months ago, our teacher, the awesome Jennifer Lawler, suggested to me […]

NAIWE members receive alerts from people looking to hire freelancers, along with specifics about the job postings. Members can then apply for the jobs by contacting the person directly.

Visit the NAIWE […]

I am presently going through a kind of slump in my business. One of my dear friends was going to give me an 80-page paper to edit for her work, but her personal circumstances have prevented her from doing so at […]

We’re accustomed to putting most of our energy into creativity for our writing, editing, and design clients. But if you want a truly profitable freelance business, pricing and estimating aren’t just a matter of […]

We wanted to get to know Dana Sitar (NAIWE’s Headline Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

What has been your most effective headline, and what platform wa […]

Since mid-July, I have been working on an ongoing assignment for my church. I edit the captions that appear on the screen while the pastor or host is speaking during the virtual church service (necessary, of […]