And now for Part II of my response to Michael Poh’s “20 Reasons to Say ‘No’ to Freelancing.” As I wrote in Part I, I found that Michael’s perspective was not always reflective of my own twenty-five years as a freelance book indexer, copy editor and proofreader. In this part, I’ll respond to Michael’s section on “self-traits,” as…
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Freelancing, Yes or No?: Part 1
I found Michael Poh’s “20 Reasons to Say ‘No’ to Freelancing” to be interesting, but not always reflective of my own twenty+ years as a freelance book indexer, copy editor, and proofreader. It ain’t easy. That’s not the point; work, even work we are passionate about, isn’t necessarily easy. But freelancing has its rewards, and…
Proofreading and Credibility
So, I was invited to an inspirational online class by a high-energy life coach with what sounds like a great way with presentation. Looks like she speaks to hundreds at a time and really fires them up to reach their potential. But I never got far enough to see what her presentation was like because…
Benefits of a Publishing Team
I’ve been book shepherding (more than just editing) for several years now, and I’d like to focus on one aspect of helping individual authors navigate through the publishing process: the importance of using a team, and not just one person. Yep, I can do it all (well, almost), but having me carry out all the…
Book Design: Principles vs. Tools
As I’m gaining more experience in interior book design and one of its software tools, InDesign, I am struck by the focus people have on the niftiness of the tool over curiosity about the actual knowledge (principles) of book design. Book design (typesetting back in the days before desktop publishing software) has a multi-hundred-year history…
