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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter posted an update 3 years, 4 months ago
The business of a business plan
© Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, Networking Member, NAIWE Board of ExpertsBased on a similar post for the An American Editor blog.
I often see advice from colleagues and outside experts who say the key to success as a freelancer or consultant is to have a business plan, ideally before you launch your editorial business.…[Read more]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 4 years ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts Networking Member
The past few weeks have been so exciting for this super-extrovert because it looks like in-person networking is back, and I’m loving every o […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter posted an update 4 years, 2 months ago
The new year is starting out at a level that might be hard to maintain! I did a webinar for a chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) recently, about “The Future of Editing,” which led to two January 2022 posts to the An American Editor blog (https://americaneditor.wordpress.com/).
I’ll be making a virtual presentation on February…[Read more]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 5 years ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, Networking member, NAIWE Board of Experts
A lot goes into launching a successful writing business, and networking can be one factor in that success. I’ll be talking about the p […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 5 years, 1 month ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Owner, I can write about anything!®, Communication Central, An American Editor
Related to the idea of making the most of any pre-holiday downtime is […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 5 years, 1 month ago
I’m having a great time writing for two new outlets:
MetroWire Media St. Louis, a news company focused on commercial real estate –St. Louis American newspaper –
The blog of one of my clients –
and, of […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter's profile was updated 5 years, 4 months ago
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years ago
I hope all of my NAIWE colleagues are holding up in the throes of the coronavirus crisis. I have two webinar presentations coming up this month that might help:
“Survival Tips for the Current Crisis,” 7–8 […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 4 months ago
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Related to the idea of making the most of any pre-holiday downtime is the companion concern of balancing work and family demands from mid-November through […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 5 months ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Owner, I can write about anything!®, Communication Central, An American Editor
For many of us, the few weeks from mid-October through late November […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 6 months ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Owner, I can write about anything!®, Communication Central, An American Editor
Fresh from the 14th annual Be a Better Freelancer• conference, co […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 8 months ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, Communication Central owner and
NAIWE Board of Experts member for Networking
I’m looking forward to talking about websites for freelancers at “Gateway to Success,” this year’s “Be a B […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 8 months ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
Inspired by a colleague’s request to write about birthdays, I came up with a few thoughts. Here I am in my 60s, and not quite sure what it means — but not worried about it. […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 9 months ago
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
The 4th of July celebrations this past week, along with a prompt from NAIWE executive director April Michelle Davis, got me thinking about the connection between freelancing and […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 6 years, 10 months ago
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Networking Expert
It’s summertime and the livin’ is supposed to be easy, but some of our kids (and grandkids) might want to make use of the vacation months to do some writing. Whi […] -
Ruth E. Thaler-Carter posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
Online communities where I’m active include the venerable Copy Editing List; LinkedIn and Twitter (although I should up my activity in both); a Yahoo group for DC-area colleagues; a Google group for freelancers; and Facebook groups for colleagues, such as the Editors Association of Earth and its offshoots, and several “Binders” (as in “binders…[Read more]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 7 years, 3 months ago
It’s an honor and a pleasure to start the new year as a member of NAIWE’s Board of Experts, especially with Networking as my area of NAIWE expertise. As many of you know, I’m a long-time, even passionate believer […]
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Online communities where I’m active include the venerable Copy Editing List; LinkedIn and Twitter (although I should up my activity in both); a Yahoo group for DC-area colleagues; a Google group for freelancers; and Facebook groups for colleagues, such as the Editors Association of Earth and its offshoots, and several “Binders” (as in “binders full of women”) groups – for writers, editors, publishers, etc. Some of my professional organizations also have Facebook and LinkedIn groups in addition to their own e-mail discussion groups and online forums.
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 10 years, 1 month ago
Registration is open for “Be a Better Freelancer”® – Profiting in Publishing,” the 11th annual Communication Central conference, Oct. 28-29, 2016, in Rochester, NY, with a special extra session on Oct. 30. […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 10 years, 3 months ago
Books by two of “my” local authors (that is, I did editing and design & layout for one, and editing and proofreading for the other) are in existence! I’m so pleased for them. These are really fun, creative […]
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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter wrote a new post on the site Ruth Thaler-Carter 10 years, 3 months ago
NAIWE founder and director Janice Campbell is among the speakers who will share their expertise, tips and insights on how to “Be a Better Freelancer”® at the 2016 Communication Central conference, Oct. 28-29 at a […]
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