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2018 Editorial blog post round-up

31/12/2018

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I am a member of a Facebook group for editors, in which I share a weekly round-up of blog posts primarily aimed at improving editorial (or editorial business) skills and knowledge. Here is a round-up of some of my favourite posts from 2018.

Marketing
The beginners' guide to cold-calling publishers
So you want to be a blogger
Explaining the price of editing (including a video: How Star Wars was saved in the edit)
Overcoming marketing paralysis
Editors and social media: Twitter
How to create compelling editing quotations

Business planning and management
5 New Year's resolutions to boost your business 
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How an accountability group helps you stay on track
Personal crises: the freelancer's strategy
Making sense of billable vs non-billable hours
Deposits everyone can live with
What should I call my editing or proofreading business?
Negotiating a rate increase
Getting better and getting organised

Networking
Professional associations for editors
Networking and etiquette
Wise owls: Networking

Tools
Do you need a desktop computer with a large screen?
New page navigation options in Word

Health and well-being
Self-doubt

Advice for authors
Sometimes it's useful for editors to be able to point authors to resources that can help them, rather than the editor having to explain things themselves.
5 ways to use audio for book marketing and reader engagement
A very sweary dictionary 
How to prepare your book file for an editor 
A beginner's guide to apostrophes
How to write novels for readers, not viewers
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