This week marks the tenth anniversary of me taking my first piece of freelance editorial work as I began what has been an amazing...

In June we celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month, a time that always causes me to reflect on my personal journey and what Pride means to me. I’ve...

A year ago I was successful in my application to have my membership with the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)...

As another year draws to a close, I am pleased to reflect that it’s been another largely positive one for me and my little freelance...

While 2021 continued to be difficult in the world at large, for me professionally it has been another strong year. I do feel lucky and...

What more can be said that hasn’t already about this strangest of years? In many ways, as a freelance editor, working conditions have...

‘There was no time when everyone spoke flawless English and people punctuated “properly”. It’s important to come to grips with this...

A recent piece of work caused me to pause to think about a common language question – should companies be treated as singular or plural?

Well, 2019 has been quite the year! It's time to take stock, reflect, and think about the challenges to come.

As a freelance, it’s always nice (and not to say a very good idea) to keep tabs on how you and your business are progressing. Reflecting...

The presence of potentially offensive language in a text can be a tricky thing for copy-editors to approach. But is it always a bad...