In a comment on a post about freelance rates, Chad asked, “Can you recommend an alternative to providing samples to prospective clients? Would a resume be a good substitute?” In my reply to Chad’s comment, I explained why I think a sample edit is good for both the freelance editor and the potential client for … Read more
Thank you to the 129 commenters who left 218 comments in January. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them.Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail in … Read more
Read an E-Book Week has been celebrated every March since 2004. The purpose of the week-long event is to educate readers about e-books and promote electronic reading. This year, Read an E-Book Week is celebrating the 40th anniversary of e-books. You can read about Michael Hart creating the first “e-book”—a copy of the Declaration of the … Read more
In the first and second posts in this series, I talked about style guides. Today we’ll discuss style sheets. A comment from author Dawn Colclasure gave me the idea for the post. You might call style sheets mini style guides that you prepare yourself, often as supplement to a style guide. There are always things, … Read more
I seldom watch TV or listen to the radio, but my husband always has the TV on in the house or the radio in the car. So I hear bits and pieces of programs—and lots of ads. Recently, I’ve been hearing all kinds of advertisements for Valentine’s Day gifts. They all say something like, “Give your girlfriend … Read more
An interesting discussion developed on my last post, Changing Styles. If you haven’t read, click over and read it now, and be sure to read the comments. As a result of that discussion, I’m turning the post into a series of three. One question that arose was whether bloggers should follow a style guide. I … Read more
We all know styles change. What’s fashionable today—in clothing fashion, home decor, and even writing—is passe tomorrow. Most of us would agree that some of the great classics of all time probably wouldn’t be published today because the writing style is too different from what publishers like now. But did you know that you might … Read more
A client recently asked me, “How did you learn how to do so many things?” She found it unusual that I write, edit, help writers self-publish, create and maintain websites, and a few other miscellaneous things. It goes back to my parents and the way I was raised. Although my parents were simple people without … Read more
Leadership: It Takes More Than a Great Haircut! Terry L. Sumerlin SE Publishing, 2011 ISBN Paperback: 9780965966238 ISBN EBook: 9780965966245 Paperback, 172 pages; also multiple ebook formats Let me begin by telling what you already know if you read my last post. Author Terry L. Sumerlin is my client, and I formatted this book for both … Read more